Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small cask holding 28 gallons or thereabouts.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word quarter-cask.
Examples
-
Fields was asking the price of a quarter-cask of sherry the other day.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete John Forster 1844
-
As to wine, he already had a tolerable stock; but he increased it by half a hogshead of the best canary he could procure; two casks of malmsey, each containing twelve gallons; a quarter-cask of Malaga sack;
Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire William Harrison Ainsworth 1843
-
About a year before this melancholy event, a quarter-cask of wine had been duly ordered from the south side of the island of Madeira, which was, at the death of Manual, toiling its weary way up the rapids of the
The Pilot James Fenimore Cooper 1820
-
Some of them came down and took on deck a quarter-cask of spirits, which was plentifully supplied to all.
Percival Keene Frederick Marryat 1820
-
Came aboard the boatswain, carpenter, and Lieutenant E---- rs, and four men more are getting the seal and the horse on board, which was no sooner in the vessel than a sea-breeze came in, and blowed so hard, that we were obliged to weigh, leaving ashore one quarter-cask, two breakers, and eight of the people.
-
The people swam off three casks of water, sent on shore one quarter-cask more, and two breakers.
-
On the strength of these calculations he promised himself a quarter-cask of the best wine the neighbourhood could offer.
The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney Jean de La Fontaine 1658
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.