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Kilderkin

Kilderkin Meaning & Definition
Kilderkin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kilderkin?

[n] an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons

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See Also | British capacity unit | firkin | Imperial capacity unit

Kilderkin In Webster's Dictionary

\Kil"der*kin\, n. [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G. kind, and to E. kin.] A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. [Written also {kinderkin}.]

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