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Cask

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barrelnoun(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
caskfulnounAs much as a cask will hold.

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caskfulnounAs much as a cask will hold.
barrelnoun(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
tunnounA large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
kegnounA round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.
hogsheadnounA large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
gang casknounA small cask in which to bring water aboard ships or in which it is kept on deck.
barriquenoun(historical) A barrel or cask of varying capacity, very roughly 200 litres.
standnounThe act of standing.
carboynounA large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.
beer cellarnounA cellar in which beer is kept.
cavenounA large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
bottle cratenounA container used for transport of beverage containers. In the present day they are usually made of plastic, but before the widespread use of plastic they tended to be made of wood or metal.
caddynoun(by extension) A lightweight wheeled cart; specifically, one attached to a bicycle as a conveyance for a child, or pulled by hand and used to transport groceries away from a shop.
cellaretnounA deep, often metal-lined drawer in a sideboard used for storing wines and liquors.
cellarnounAn enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
wineboxnounA box containing box wine.
foedernounA very large wooden vat in which beer is lagered.
coffernounA strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
chainoun(India) Any tea beverage, but especially milk tea, regardless of whether it is spiced.
beer enginenounA device for pumping beer from a cask in a pub's cellar.

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