Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cask

Cask (kȧsk) , noun

[Sp. casco potsherd, skull, helmet, prob. from cascar to break, from Latin Quassure to break. Compare Casque, Cass.]

1.
Same as Casque. [Obsolete]
2.
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.
3.
The quantity contained in a cask.
4.
A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare

Cask , transitive verb

To put into a cask.