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Union :: Union (n.) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on..

Casket :: Casket (n.) A kind of burial case.

Cooper :: Cooper (n.) Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks, etc.; the business of a cooper..

Tang :: Tang (n.) A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask..

Contline :: Contline (n.) The space between the bilges of two casks stowed side by side.

Chock :: Chock (n.) A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it..

Stave :: Stave (n.) To suffer, or cause, to be lost by breaking the cask..

Frow :: Frow (n.) A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower..

Clapboard :: Clapboard (n.) A stave for a cask.

Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc..

Unstop :: Unstop (v. t.) To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to unstop a bottle or a cask..

Gauger :: Gauger (n.) One who gauges; an officer whose business it is to ascertain the contents of casks.

Stale :: Stalder (n.) A wooden frame to set casks on.

Brand :: Brand (v. t.) A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour..

Bung :: Bung (n.) The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.

Leaky :: Leaky (superl.) Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask..

Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks..

Pot :: Pot (n.) A perforated cask for draining sugar.

Tilt :: Tilt (n.) Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask..

Cask :: Cask (n.) 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..

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