About The Word Kilderkin
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Kilderkin
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What's The Definition Of Kilderkin?
[n] an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
Synonyms | Synonyms for Kilderkin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Kilderkin: 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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