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Answer for the clue "Amount needed to fill a cask ", 6 letters:
ullage

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ullage or headspace is the unfilled space in a container, particularly with a liquid.

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Ullage \Ul"lage\ (?; 48), n. [OF. eullage, ovillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile oil. See Oil .] (Com.) The ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 In a wine bottle, the empty space between the cork and the top of the wine. 2 In a cask or barrel, the empty space, occupied by air, that is created by not completely filling the cask or barrel 3 The topping-up of such a barrel with fresh wine 4 In ...

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Ullage: small rockets firing around the base of the stack, settling the propellants before the main burn.