KEG

keg

(noun) small cask or barrel

keg, kegful

(noun) the quantity contained in a keg

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

keg (plural kegs)

A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.

Synonyms

• barrel

Coordinate terms

• sixtel

Verb

keg (third-person singular simple present kegs, present participle kegging, simple past and past participle kegged)

(transitive) To store in a keg.

Anagrams

• EKG

Source: Wiktionary


Keg, n. Etym: [Earlier cag, Icel. kaggi; akin to Sw. kagge.]

Definition: A small cask or barrel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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