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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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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