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keg

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NOUN:

1. A small cask or barrel with a capacity of about 30 gallons (114 liters).
2. Such a container and its contents.
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.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English kag, from Old Norse kaggi

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