A barrel for fluid or solid provisions. (See stowage.)
·vt To put into a cask. II. Cask ·noun The quantity contained in a cask. III. Cask ·noun A casket;...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; — called also ha...
·- A tank in which alum is crystallized from a solution. ...
A large conical tub for containing the salt provisions intended for present consumption. Alluding to...
The Sailor's Word-Book
One-half of a hogshead, or 28 imperial gallons. ...
Placing dunnage round it. ...