Definition of kegnext
as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages a keg of beer

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Recent Examples of keg The restaurant hosts its second-ever NYE keg-tapping. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2025 The brewery will be putting its remaining beer, kegs, brewery equipment and taproom artwork up for sale. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025 At the front, diners crowding inside would huddle around a keg of free beer, and in back, Bowien might be found manning a wok in swim trunks. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025 After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later. John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keg
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Noun
  • Schools shut down, flights canceled, and residents hunker down as the multiday storm barrels across the country from Texas to New England.
    Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Producers did not have enough mature barrels to maintain consistent age statements across growing product lines.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • All of that liquid—part of an early ‘80s run from Bernheim distillery—entered bottle at cask strength.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • While the distillery was producing both malt and pot still whiskey onsite, most of the Fercullen brand consisted of whiskey that was purchased from the Cooley Distillery, including a 15-year-old single grain and a 21-year-old single malt finished in Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Crews would build dams in a 13,000-acre area, and fill with the site with water brought in through pipes from the Sacramento River during periods of high flow.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • My father preferred driving pipe.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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