Casked

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have placed a liquid, especially alcohol, into a barrel for storage or aging
2. To package or store a substance, particularly a beverage, in a cask for preservation
3. Referring to the act of securing a drinkable good in a container designed to allow maturation or flavor development

Etymology: "Casked" is the past tense and past participle of "cask," so its story is really the story of the noun. "Cask" came into English from Middle French "casque," a word that also gave English "casque," the helmet, and "casco," the hull of a ship. The three forms are doublets, meaning they descend from a single ancestor and entered English by different routes, which is why a container for wine and a piece of armour share a root. The common thread in those meanings is a hollow shell or protective covering. A helmet encloses the head, a ship's hull encloses the cargo and crew, and a cask encloses its liquid. Over time the sense narrowed to the wooden barrel we now associate with storing spirits and wine.

Synonyms: barreled, containerized