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Cask vs Cauk - What's the difference?

cask | cauk |

As nouns the difference between cask and cauk

is that cask is a large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks while cauk is an opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar.

As a verb cask

is to put into a cask.

cask

English

(wikipedia cask)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.
  • (obsolete) A casket; a small box for jewels.
  • * 1593 , , III. ii. 409:
    • A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.

    Derived terms

    * cask beer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put into a cask.

    • Anagrams

    * *

    cauk

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cawk

    Noun

  • (mineral) An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar.
    • (Webster 1913)