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| breaker2 |
a small water cask for the lifeboat of a ship. |
| broach |
to create or enlarge (a hole), esp. in order to draw out liquid, as from a cask. [1/7 definitions] |
| bung |
a cork or other stopper used to close the hole in a barrel or cask. [2/3 definitions] |
| bunghole |
the hole in a barrel or cask through which it is filled or emptied; bung. |
| butt4 |
a unit of capacity equal to 126 gallons or about 477 liters, used for measuring beer or wine, or a barrel or cask with this capacity. |
| cask |
to put or store in a cask. [1/3 definitions] |
| draft |
the act of drawing a liquid from a container, such as a cask or barrel, or the amount of liquid drawn (sometimes spelled "draught"). [2/18 definitions] |
| hoop |
a circular band of metal used to hold together the strips that form the sides of a barrel, cask, or tub. [1/7 definitions] |
| keg |
a small cask or barrel, usu. holding less than ten gallons. [1/2 definitions] |
| on draft |
available to be drawn from a keg or cask; not bottled. |
| on tap |
ready to be served from a cask. [1/2 definitions] |
| pipe2 |
a cask having this capacity, esp. one that is full. [1/2 definitions] |
| puncheon1 |
a cask of varying capacity of approximately eighty gallons or three hundred liters, used for beer, wine, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| spigot |
a plug or tap set in a cask opening. [1/2 definitions] |
| stave |
to smash and push in the staves of (a barrel, cask, or the like). [1/7 definitions] |
| tun |
a large container or cask for storing liquids such as wine. [1/3 definitions] |
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