keg

keg

noun \ˈkeg, dialect ˈkag, ˈkāg\

Definition of KEG

1

: a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less

2

: the contents of a keg

Examples of KEG

1. They drank an entire keg of beer.

Origin of KEG

Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kaggi keg

First Known Use: circa 1632

Related to KEG

Synonyms: barrel, butt, firkin, hogshead, cask, kilderkin, pipe, puncheon, rundlet (or runlet), tun

Related Words: scuttlebutt; cistern, tub, vat; can, drum

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Rhymes with KEG

beg, dreg, egg, gleg, leg, peg, reg, skeg, yegg