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flask  audio  (flsk) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A small container, such as a bottle, having a narrow neck and usually a cap, especially:
    1. A flat, relatively thin container for liquor.
    2. A container or case for carrying gunpowder or shot.
    3. A vial or round long-necked vessel for laboratory use.
  2. A frame for holding a sand mold in a foundry.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, cask, keg, from Old French flasque, from Late Latin flasc, of Germanic origin


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