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

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Recent Examples of keg In addition to Frankenmuth's Oktoberfest, many other cities will tap kegs this fall, including Iron Mountain, Grand Rapids and Saline. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Last year, someone found a moped, another person found a yearbook from the 1940s, and a beer keg-sized perfume bottle, Sylvester said. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025 The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 Colorful murals adorn the interior, with communal tables and high ceilings, and the outdoors has beer-keg tables and heat lamps and lots of room for patrons — and their dogs — to roam. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keg
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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
  • And while previous distillery owners used a variety of casks to mature the whisky, Ian MacLeod decided to focus solely on sherry butts.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Jamaican edition features a tropical twist with the whisky finished in casks that previously held Jamaican rum — inspired by Treasure Beach on the south coast of the island.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ignoring more complex science leaves us with hundreds of years of neurologic damage to our children by leaving lead pipe in the ground.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Once the pump switches on, the water should drain quickly through the discharge pipe.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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