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keg

[ keg ]

noun

  1. a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
  2. a unit of weight, equal to 100 pounds (45 kilograms), used for nails.
  3. Also kegger. a keg party; beer bust.


keg

/ °ìɛɡ /

noun

  1. a small barrel with a capacity of between five and ten gallons
    1. an aluminium container in which beer is transported and stored
    2. Also calledkeg beer beer kept in a keg: it is infused with gas and served under pressure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of keg1

1585–95; earlier cag < Old Norse kaggi
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of keg1

C17: variant of Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse kaggi cask
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Idioms and Phrases

see sitting on a powder keg .
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Initially, Gardner had a small collection of mostly bourbon, plus the keg.

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Her rendition of Morrissey’s “Dear God, Please Help Me†hits its climax when Faithfull bellows at full volume, “There are explosive kegs / Between my legs / Dear God, please help me.â€

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He says it's like living on a powder keg – you never know when or where the next shell will land.

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She says that she usually gets eight kegs of Guinness a week but was limited to four, leaving her with just one barrel by Friday morning - containing 88 pints.

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Enda Murray, landlord of three pubs in London, says that his supplier has restricted his supply of Guinness to one or two kegs per pub - just 10% of what they need.

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