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Cask vs Tub - What's the difference?

cask | tub |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between cask and tub

is that cask is (obsolete) a casket; a small box for jewels while tub is (obsolete) a sweating in a tub; a tub fast.

As nouns the difference between cask and tub

is that cask is a large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks while tub is a flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.

As verbs the difference between cask and tub

is that cask is to put into a cask while tub is to plant, set, or store in a tub.

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

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    tub

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
    • He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.
  • The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
    • He added a tub of margarine to the stew.
  • A bathtub.
  • (nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
  • (humorous, or, derogatory) Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
  • * South
    • All being took up and busied, some in pulpits and some in tubs , in the grand work of preaching and holding forth.
  • A small cask.
    • a tub of gin
  • Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
  • (mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
  • (obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (slang) A corpulent or obese person.
    • Lars': You ready to help take down Gizmo?
    '''Vault Dweller''': You bet. Let's nail that '     tub     . [http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/LARS.MSG]

    Derived terms

    * bathtub * hot tub * tubby

    Verb

    (tubb)
  • To plant, set, or store in a tub.
    • to tub a plant
  • To bathe.
  • * London Spectator
    • Don't we all tub in England?

    External links

    * (wikipedia "tub")

    Anagrams

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