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KILDERKIN
kilderkin
(noun) an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kilderkin (plural kilderkins)
A small barrel.
An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure.
Source: Wiktionary
Kil"der*kin, n. Etym: [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G.kind, and to E. kin.]
Definition: A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. [Written also kinderkin.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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