as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages the kilderkins that line one wall of the brewpub are just for decoration—there's no beer in them

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Noun
  • And on the other end, the Wolves are encouraging him to barrel to the hoop.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The barrels for Camp Nelson E were pulled from the fifth floor of this seven-story rickhouse, and as mentioned before the whiskey was bottled at 128 proof.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Spread or pipe whipped cream on top.
    Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Lo then bludgeons Richard in the head with a metal pipe and kills him.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Kilderkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilderkin. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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