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   cask

   /kɑːsk/

   noun

   • 1. a large container like a barrel, made of wood, metal or plastic and used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic drinks: "the wine is stored in oak casks"
   • ▪ the quantity of liquid held in a cask: "a cask of cider"

   Word 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).

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • K

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