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keg

American  
[keg] / kɛg /

noun

  1. a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).

  2. a unit of weight, equal to 100 pounds (45 kilograms), used for nails.

  3. Also kegger. a keg party; beer bust.

keg British  
/ kɛɡ /

noun

  1. a small barrel with a capacity of between five and ten gallons

    1. an aluminium container in which beer is transported and stored

    2. Also called: keg beer.  beer kept in a keg: it is infused with gas and served under pressure

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keg Idioms  

  1. see sitting on a powder keg.

Etymology

Origin of keg

1585–95; earlier cag < Old Norse kaggi

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