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keg  (kg)
n.
1.
a. A small cask or barrel with a capacity of about 30 gallons (114 liters).
b. Such a container and its contents.
2. A unit of weight used for nails, equal to 100 pounds (45.5 kilograms).
tr.v. kegged, keg·ging, kegs
To put or store in a small cask or barrel.

[Middle English kag, from Old Norse kaggi.]

keg [kɛg]
n
1. a small barrel with a capacity of between five and ten gallons
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Brit
a.  an aluminium container in which beer is transported and stored
b.  Also called keg beer beer kept in a keg: it is infused with gas and served under pressure
[variant of Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse kaggi cask]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kegkeg - the quantity contained in a keg      
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
2.keg - small cask or barrel
barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids
firkin - a small wooden keg
powder keg - keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder

keg
noun barrel, drum, vat, cask, firkin, tun, hogshead a full keg of beer
Translations
keg [keg]
A. Nbarrilete m
B. CPD keg beer Ncerveza f de barril
keg [ˈkɛg] n [beer] → tonnelet m
keg
n
(= barrel)kleines Fass, Fässchen nt
(also keg beer)Bier ntvom Fass
keg [kɛg] nbarile m, fusto
keg [kɛg] nbarile m, fusto


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An' I know for a fact that he keeps a keg in the house all the time as well.
As he spoke Wilson had been boring a hole in one of the water kegs, and as Spider held a tin cup he tilted the keg to pour a draft of the precious fluid.
Having imparted this intelligence, the three worthies from the rendezvous broached a small keg of "alcohol," which they had brought with them.
 
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