variants or runlet
Definition of rundletnext
as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages the wine was transferred to rundlets for further aging in the cellar

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Noun
  • Cask investing involves buying an oak barrel filled with Scotch — either shortly after the spirit's distillation or having already aged — and allowing its contents to mature over a period of 10 to 20 years, before selling it on.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 May 2026
  • Brent crude was down about 4% to around $97 a barrel in the morning on May 7.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The plumber had no choice but to bring the pipe into the house at this elevation.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • The 6-foot pipe, which transports 10 million gallons of wastewater a day, is nearing the end of its life and needs to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, OC San officials said.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
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“Rundlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rundlet. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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