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kilderkin definition

kil·der·kin (kil′dər kin)

noun

  1. a cask
  2. an English unit of liquid measure of about 18 imperial gallons

Etymology: ME kylderkin, altered < MDu kinderkin, quarter tun, dim. < kintal < ML quintale: see quintal

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