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Meaning of Cask | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

kɑːsk

Definitions

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
A casket; a small box for jewels.
obsolete
A brougham or other private carriage.
archaic, slang

Equivalents

العربية الدنّ

Български буре бъ́чва

Bosanski pipa ton буре

Català bota tina

Cymraeg casgen

Deutsch Fass Tonne

Ελληνικά πίθος

Español cuba tonel

فارسی خنب

Suomi tynnyri

Français barrique fût tonneau

Gaeilge buta leastar

Gàidhlig baraille togsaid

Galego bocoi Cuba pipa

עברית חבית

हिन्दी पीपा

Hrvatski pipa ton буре

Magyar hordó

Italiano botte

日本語カスク桶

한국어 기름통 통

Kurdî fût kaho ton

Latina dolium

Te Reo Māori kaho

Македонски бочва

Malti bittija

Nederlands ton vat

Polski antał antałek antałkowy baryłka beczułka

Português barril casco

Română bute butoi

Русский бочка бочонок

Српски pipa ton буре

Svenska fat

Türkçe fıçı

Українська клепка

Tiếng Việt tô nô

Examples

“A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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