[kɑːsk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large container like a barrel, made of wood, metal or plastic and used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic drinks
(e.g: the wine is stored in oak casks)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: from French casque or Spanish casco ‘helmet’. The current senses appear only in English; from the late 16th to the late 18th centuries the word also denoted a helmet (compare with casque)