keg

(keg)

noun

  1. a small barrel, usually one holding less than ten gallons
  2. a unit of weight for nails, equal to 100 pounds

Origin: ME cagge < or akin to ON kaggi, keg < IE base *ĝegh-, a branch, stake > E dial cag, stump

See keg in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A small cask or barrel with a capacity of about 30 gallons (114 liters).
    b. Such a container and its contents.
  2. A unit of weight used for nails, equal to 100 pounds (45.5 kilograms).
transitive verb kegged, keg·ging, kegs
To put or store in a small cask or barrel.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English kag

Origin: , from Old Norse kaggi

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