runlet

/ (ˈrʌnlɪt) /


noun
  1. archaic a cask for wine, beer, etc

Origin of runlet

1
C14: from Old French rondelet roundlet

Words Nearby runlet

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How to use runlet in a sentence

  • "Let us bathe our faces and heads in the runlet," he suggested urgently.

    The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey
  • Another followed—another—then a stream, a grey runlet of defeat which grew in proportions.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • Taliaferro's men hardly seemed happy, up and down the trodden, miry runlet.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • He had landed in a fringe of small trees by a little runlet, and now, under this cover, he moved irresolutely forward.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • A runlet of sparkling water babbled down a stone channel in the middle of the street.