different between cusk vs cask

English

Etymology

Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?sk

Noun

cusk (plural cusks)

1. A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

   Synonyms: moonfish, torsk, tusk

   • 1999, Lucy Honig, The Truly Needy And Other Stories, University of Pittsburgh Press (?ISBN), page 89:

     He suggested cusk, because he knew they would have it. She had never heard of cusk. “Doesn't it sound exotic!” she said. “Exotic indeed!” he laughed, and almost told her what a humdrum fish it really was, but stopped himself.

Synonyms

• (cod-like fish): brismak, brosmius

Translations

Further reading

• cusk (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• suck

English

Etymology

From Middle French casque.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??sk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kæsk/
• Rhymes: -æsk

Noun

cask (plural casks)

1. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.
2. (obsolete) A casket; a small box for jewels.
   • 1593, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, III. ii. 409:

     A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.

3. Obsolete form of casque (“visorless helmet”).

Derived terms

• cask beer

Translations

Verb

cask (third-person singular simple present casks, present participle casking, simple past and past participle casked)

1. To put into a cask.

Related terms

• quash

Anagrams

• ACKs, SKCA, acks, sack