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
  • This series features bourbon made from barrels specifically selected by the distiller, and the result is a bourbon that is certainly a cut above.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • If an alternate customer isn’t found, pulling Russian barrels off the market would be bullish for prices which are hovering near $70 a barrel.
    Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Dams, straightening, dredging, channelizing, and an unseen network of pipes and drains and overflow tunnels have nearly eliminated the river’s likelihood of overflowing its banks and destroying businesses downtown.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Today this material can seal pipes and brave the ocean.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Kilderkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilderkin. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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