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keg

 (kĕg)
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.]
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keg

(kɛɡ)
n
1. a small barrel with a capacity of between five and ten gallons
2. (Brewing)
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
[C17: variant of Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse kaggi cask]
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keg

(kɛg)

n.
1. a small cask or barrel holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
2. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45 kg), used for nails.
[1585–95; earlier cag < Old Norse kaggi]
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keg

A unit of volume, used especially for beer, equal to approximately 30 gal. Also used as a measure of weight for nails, equal to 100 lb.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.keg - the quantity contained in a 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
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keg

noun barrel, drum, vat, cask, firkin, tun, hogshead a full keg of beer
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Translations
lekkeritynnyri
hordóhordócska
sod

keg

[keg]
A. Nbarrilete m
B. CPD keg beer Ncerveza f de barril
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keg

[ˈkɛg] n [beer] → tonnelet m
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keg

n
(= barrel)kleines Fass, Fässchen nt
(also keg beer)Bier ntvom Fass
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keg

[kɛg] nbarile m, fusto
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The Gotham Project and Free Flow Wines have opened a new kegging operation the two companies own and manage together to serve the eastern United States.
A KEGGING plant in Runcorn is celebrating after the completion of a pounds 15m investment allowing it to distribute one of the world's most famous drinks brands.
The worker, who has not been named, was in the kegging area at the Federation Brewery, Dunston.