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cask

[kask, kahsk] / kæsk, kɑsk /
NOUN
rounded container for liquids
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It’s enough to “lead me to open the cask of flip.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

This week, the Tennessee-born chain, once defined by its gingham-tinted nostalgia, retired the logo of a man in overalls leaning against a wooden cask in favor of a stripped-down wordmark.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2025

The most expensive cask she bought – which cost her £49,500 – does not exist.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

Kenny Macdonald - a legitimate whisky cask broker who runs his own company, Dram Mor – said there were other "good guys" operating in the industry.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

It was larger than the other tents and an imperial flag flew from the cask in front of it.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Spent nuclear fuel is stored in lead and stainless steel casks and bolted into concrete at a specially built pad at Diablo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

They would need to be put into transportation casks to protect against accidents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

If you let him, Alasdair Day, the co-founder and master distiller, will speak at length about oak species and cask types—I particularly enjoyed a limited release aged in Sicilian Marsala wine casks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

He argued that it would be a "win-win" if zero tariffs were applied to Scotch arriving in the US in exchange for zero tariffs on US bourbon and used bourbon casks coming to the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025

Captain Reed began touching each of the crates and water casks before they were loaded.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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