cask
/kɑːsk/noun
उच्चारण कास्क
पीपा, ढोल (लकड़ी का)
Core word
- 1
[C]
a wooden container shaped like a barrel, used for storing liquids, especially alcoholic drinks; the amount contained in a cask
पीपा, ढोल (लकड़ी का)
- The wine is kept in oak casks for two years.
- a cask of oil
- The brewery rolled out the oak casks.
+ 2 more examples
- Sailors once carried fresh water in wooden casks.
- They tapped a cask of old brandy for the celebration.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a cask of + liquid
A cask is a barrel used to store liquids, especially wine, whisky or beer. The contents are named with 'of'.
Cask तरल पदार्थ, विशेषकर शराब रखने का पीपा है; सामग्री 'of' से बताई जाती है।
- The cellar held twenty casks of whisky.
- A cask of oil was rolled onto the ship.
in / from a cask
Use 'in' for storage and 'from' for taking out: wine matured in a cask, drawn from a cask.
भंडारण के लिए 'in' और निकालने के लिए 'from' आता है: wine matured in a cask, drawn from a cask।
- The whisky was matured in oak casks for twelve years.
cask-aged / cask strength
Cask appears in compound terms for drinks: cask-aged whisky, cask ale (BrE), cask strength.
Cask पेयों के शब्दों में आता है: cask-aged whisky, cask ale (BrE), cask strength।
- The brewery serves cask ale in the pub.
cask vs. barrel vs. keg
'Cask' is a general word for a wooden container, 'barrel' for a standard size, and 'keg' for a small metal one.
'Cask' लकड़ी के पात्र का सामान्य शब्द है, 'barrel' मानक आकार का और 'keg' छोटा धातु का पात्र।
- The beer is sold in kegs, but the wine rests in casks.
+Collocations 5
material + cask
oakwoodensherrywinewhiskyrum
- The oak cask gave the whisky its colour.
verb + cask
rolltapfillage insealopen
- The innkeeper tapped a fresh cask of ale.
cask + noun
strengthalemakerageingcellar
- A cask maker was repairing the broken staves.
adjective + cask
emptyfulloakoldsealed
- An empty cask lay by the harbour.
cask + preposition
in a caskfrom a caskinside the caskby the cask
- Wine is drawn from the cask with a long tube.
“More examples 6
- In the story, pirates hid the treasure inside an old cask.
कहानी में समुद्री डाकुओं ने ख़ज़ाना एक पुराने पीपे में छिपा दिया।
- Radhika read about the casks of wine that came to India on British ships.
राधिका ने उन पीपों के बारे में पढ़ा जिनमें शराब British जहाज़ों से भारत आती थी।
- The cask leaked and the floor of the cellar was soon wet.
पीपा रिसने लगा और तहख़ाने का फ़र्श जल्द ही गीला हो गया।
- Coopers are craftsmen who make wooden casks and barrels.
Cooper वे कारीगर हैं जो लकड़ी के पीपे और बैरल बनाते हैं।
- The coconut toddy was stored in a cask for three days.
नारियल की ताड़ी तीन दिन तक पीपे में रखी गई।
- The cask was marked with the year in which the wine was bottled.
पीपे पर वह वर्ष लिखा था जिसमें शराब बोतलों में भरी गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A cask of wines was kept in the cellar.
✓ A cask of wine was kept in the cellar.
A liquid is uncountable and does not take a plural after 'cask of'.
तरल पदार्थ uncountable होता है, इसलिए 'cask of' के बाद plural नहीं लगता।
✗ The oil was stored at a cask.
✓ The oil was stored in a cask.
Something kept inside a container takes 'in'.
किसी पात्र के भीतर रखी वस्तु के लिए 'in' आता है।
?Which word?
Do not confuse cask (a barrel) and casket (a small decorative box, or a coffin in American English).
Cask (पीपा) और casket (छोटा सजावटी डिब्बा, या American English में ताबूत) में भ्रमित न हों।