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Lee :: Lee (n.) That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural..

Chimb :: Chimb (n.) The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See Chine, n., 3..

Unbung :: Unbung (v. t.) To remove the bung from; as, to unbung a cask..

Cask :: Cask (v. t.) To put into a cask.

Tun :: Tun (v. i.) To put into tuns, or casks..

Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to educe; to bring forth; as: (a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from a cask or well, etc..

Tickler :: Tickler (n.) A prong used by coopers to extract bungs from casks.

Spurt :: Spurt (v. i.) To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt..

Chine :: Chine (n.) The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave..

Tierce :: Tierce (n.) A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons..

Cork :: Cork (n.) The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose..

Unsling :: Unsling (v. t.) To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings..

Roching Cask :: Roching cask () A tank in which alum is crystallized from a solution.

Start :: Start (v. t.) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask..

Leak :: Leak (n.) To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks..

Heading :: Heading (n.) Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc..

Puncheon :: Puncheon (n.) A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons..

Unhead :: Unhead (v. t.) To take out the head of; as, to unhead a cask..

Cask :: Cask (n.) 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..

Cant :: Cant (n.) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.

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