1. cask - Noun
2. cask - Verb
Same as Casque.
A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel.
The quantity contained in a cask.
A casket; a small box for jewels.
To put into a cask.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in which she is immersed: and a cask is called tight, when the staves are so close that none of the liquid contained therein can issue through or between them. William Falconer
Take your fill when the cask is first opened and when it is nearly spent, but midways be sparing: it is poor saving when you come to the lees. Hesiod
At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late. Hesiod
'tis too late to spare when the cask is bare. Dutch Proverb
Every cask smells of the wine it contains. Spanish Proverb
A cask of wine works more miracles than a church full of saints. Italian Proverb