kilderkins

noun

plural of kilderkin
as in barrels
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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  1. barrels
  2. pipes
Noun
  • According to Saudi Aramco, the oil refinery in Jizan is designed to process up to 400,000 barrels per day.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Triple Char means that the barrels the bourbon was aged in were charred for three times as long as usual, which is supposed to bring out even more flavors from the wood (the charring process is really what makes bourbon bourbon, after all).
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 July 2026
Definition of barrels
Noun
  • That means homeowners shouldn't start stuffing bread into drains or pipes hoping to solve leaks or other plumbing issues.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
  • While Nairobi Water pipes and delivers water to wealthy and middle-class neighborhoods, Kibera and other informal settlements all report the same problem.
    — Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026
Definition of pipes
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