keg

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noun

ˈkeg How to pronounce keg (audio)
 dialectal  ˈkag,
ˈkāg
1
: a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less
2
: the contents of a keg

keg

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verb

kegged; kegging; kegs

transitive verb

: to store (something, such as beer) in a keg
This led us to purchase larger brewing equipment and begin bottling and kegging our beer for distribution in the Tokyo market.Bryan Baird
kegged adjective
He'll also have kegged root beer and perhaps locally made sodas on hand. Eater.com

Examples of keg in a Sentence

Noun They drank an entire keg of beer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The keg tree lighting party also kicks off Genesee’s annual Beers of Appreciation, which runs the entire month of December. Don Tse, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 The tree keg stand was designed to fit a slim quarter barrel keg below and support a 5-ft. tree above. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023 When the Tories were forced to evacuate Boston, in 1776, some of their men left behind a keg of gunpowder at the tower. Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023 Other kegs like Cornelius and slim quarter kegs will also fit a kegerator that holds up to a 1/6 barrel. Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023 There will be 65 kegs of ales on tap that range from light sour to heavily fruited. John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023 Martin regularly drove to Anchorage for food, kegs and other supplies. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023 There will also be live music, food trucks, lottery ticket giveaways from Michigan Lottery, dance demonstrations and competitions such as stein hoisting and keg lifting. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023 The weekend before that Hanover screening, the frat parties at Dartmouth had all featured the usual kegs and a general sense of drift. Ty Burr, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of keg was circa 1632

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Cite this Entry

“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keg. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

keg

noun
ˈkeg How to pronounce keg (audio)
ˈkag,
ˈkāg
1
: a small cask or barrel holding 30 gallons (about 114 liters) or less
2
: the contents of a keg

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