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Chimb :: Chimb (n.) The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See Chine, n., 3..

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

Ton :: Ton (n.) A certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight; as, six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten bushels of potatoes; eight sacks, or ten barrels, of flour; forty cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of hewn, timber, etc..

Stow :: Stow (v. t.) To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves..

Rider :: Rider (n.) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.

Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.

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

Octave :: Octave (n.) A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe..

Dolioform :: Dolioform (a.) Barrel-shaped, or like a cask in form..

Stillness :: Stillion (n.) A stand, as for casks or vats in a brewery, or for pottery while drying..

Vent :: Vent (n.) A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle..

Cask :: Cask (n.) The quantity contained in a cask.

Spile :: Spile (v. t.) To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask..

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

Spurt :: Spurt (v. i.) To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt..

Bilge :: Bilge (n.) The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle..

Gasket :: Gasket (n.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.

Spigot :: Spigot (n.) A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock..

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

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