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keg (kɛɡ
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Definitions
noun
- a small barrel with a capacity of between five and ten gallons
- (British)
- an aluminium container in which beer is transported and stored
- Also called: keg beer. beer kept in a keg: it is infused with gas and served under pressure
Word Origin
C17: variant of Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse kaggi caskExample Sentences Including 'keg'
Anthony Mair says you can use a keg of your favourite beer to weigh this sandwich down!Toronto Sun (2003)
Heaving the old wine keg against a wall, I was able to climb up and seize a rafter.Somewhere East of Life
Nettles and thistles grew in one corner, where an old wine keg had been thrown.Somewhere East of Life
Shooting to an early lead, Lehmann fell away after negotiating the single beer keg hurdle at the halfway mark.The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
So if a London keg were taken to Dublin, or a Dublin cask to London, its failure to impress could be blamed on the journey.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
Spinning back, he lunged at the keg , only to see it snatched from his fingertips.AMAGANSETT (2004)
The Halloween bar ban was immediately reinstated along with a keg ban but last year riot police had to be called in anyway.Maxim (2004)
The makers reckon the keg will only cost around Pounds 12 in supermarkets and should stay fresh for four weeks.Sun, News of the World (2004)
There would also have to be 90,000 lbs of salt meat, `packed in kegs well fortified, 54lbs in each keg , besides pickle, &c.WELLINGTON: The Iron Duke (2002)
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