Definition of kilderkinnext
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
  • 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
  • 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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“Kilderkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilderkin. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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