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Cask Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To put into a cask.
To put into a cask.
(n.)
The quantity contained in a cask.
The quantity contained in a cask.
(n.)
Same as Casque.
Same as Casque.
(n.)
A casket; a small box for jewels.
A casket; a small box for jewels.
(n.)
A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel.
cask
\cask\, v. t. to put into a cask.
cask
\cask\ (?), n. [sp. casco potsherd, skull, helmet, prob. fr. cascar to break, fr. l. quassure to break. cf. casque, cass.]
1. same as casque. [obs.]
2. a barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. it may be larger or smaller than a barrel.
3. the quantity contained in a cask.
4. a casket; a small box for jewels. [obs.]
similar words(5)
wine cask
roching cask
to shake a cask
harness cask
gang cask
Noun
1. the quantity a cask will hold
(synonym) caskful
(hypernym) containerful
2. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
(synonym) barrel
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) beer barrel, beer keg
(part-meronym) breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube
Cask Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To see one filled, denotes prosperous times and feastings. If empty, your life will be void of any joy or consolation from outward influences.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectCask Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A heavily shielded container used to store and/or ship radioactive materials. Lead and steel are common materials used in the manufacture of casks.
A service to the public by The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).Cask Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Peripheral plasma membrane protein CASK is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CASK gene. This gene is also known by several other names: CMG 2 (CAMGUK protein 2), calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase 3 and membrane-associated guanylate kinase 2.
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Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses (BARREL) is a NASA mission operated out of Dartmouth that will work with the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission due to launch in 2012. The BARREL project will launch 20 balloons from Antarctica during each of two balloon campaigns in January 2013 and January 2014. Unlike the football-field-sized balloons typically launched at the Poles, these are each just 90 feet in diameter.
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A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of vertical wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. Traditionally, the barrel was a standard size of measure referring to a set capacity or weight of a given commodity. For example, a beer barrel had originally a capacity of while an ale barrel a capacity of . Wine was shipped in barrels of . A small barrel is called a keg.
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Cask Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Cask, in oak wood, between 175 and 195 liters.
- Type of cask where the malt or grain whisky is aged.
- Are made by hand from oak wood (Quercus gender).
- Barrels of oak ("Aik", in Scottish Gaelic) are sourced principally from North America, American white oak (ex-Bourbon cask) and, European oak (ex-sherry cask), principally from Jerez, Spain.
- There are near of 18 million barrels in use in the Scotch Whisky industry.
The principal sizes are:
* Butt (500 litres)
* Hogshead (250 to 300 litres)
* American Standard Barrel (175 to 195 litres)
* Quarter (130 to 160 litres)
* Octave (45 to 65 litres)
- Are made by hand from oak wood (Quercus gender).
- Barrels of oak ("Aik", in Scottish Gaelic) are sourced principally from North America, American white oak (ex-Bourbon cask) and, European oak (ex-sherry cask), principally from Jerez, Spain.
- There are near of 18 million barrels in use in the Scotch Whisky industry.
The principal sizes are:
* Butt (500 litres)
* Hogshead (250 to 300 litres)
* American Standard Barrel (175 to 195 litres)
* Quarter (130 to 160 litres)
* Octave (45 to 65 litres)
Cask of 500 liters approx., normally in oak wood.
(or "Natural Strength")
Whisky bottled to the same alcoholic degree of the barrel that comes, without pre-addition of water (normally 48% to 61% ABV). Commonly called "high-proof Whisky".
Whisky bottled to the same alcoholic degree of the barrel that comes, without pre-addition of water (normally 48% to 61% ABV). Commonly called "high-proof Whisky".
Cask between 250 and 300 liters in oakwood
Cask between 45 and 65 liters, normally in oakwood.
Cask between 112 and 120 imperial gallons (509 to 545 litres), principally used for aging grain whisky.
(The puncheon has different sizes for different commodities)
(The puncheon has different sizes for different commodities)
Cask between 128 and 160 liters, normally in oak wood.
A thick-walled container (usually lead) used to transport radioactive material. Also called a coffin.
Provided as a public service by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
A thick-walled container (usually lead) used to transport radioactive material. Also called a coffin.
