keg (redirected from kegging)

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.

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[Middle English kag, from Old Norse kaggi.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	keg - the quantity contained in a keg       kegful 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

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keg

noun barrel, drum, vat, cask, firkin, tun, hogshead a full keg of beer

Translations

keg [keg]

A. N → barrilete m

B. CPD keg beer N → cerveza f de barril

keg [ˈkɛg] n [beer] → tonnelet m

keg

n

(= barrel) → kleines Fass, Fässchen nt

(also keg beer) → Bier nt → vom Fass

keg [kɛg] n → barile m, fusto

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keg [kɛg] n → barile m, fusto