runlet
/ (ˈrʌnlɪt) /
noun
archaic a cask for wine, beer, etc
Origin of runlet
1C14: 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 CaseyAnother followed—another—then a stream, a grey runlet of defeat which grew in proportions.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonTaliaferro's men hardly seemed happy, up and down the trodden, miry runlet.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonHe 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 JohnstonA runlet of sparkling water babbled down a stone channel in the middle of the street.
A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest | Amelia B. Edwards
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