kilderkin

[ kil-der-kin ]

/ ˈkɪl dər kɪn /

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noun

a unit of capacity, usually equal to half a barrel or two firkins.

an English unit of capacity, equal to 18 imperial gallons (82 liters).

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Origin of kilderkin

1350–1400; Middle English, dissimilated variant of kinderkin<Middle Dutch, equivalent to kinder (≪ Arabic qinṭārquintal) + -kin-kin

Words nearby kilderkin

Kikuyu, Kikwit, kil., Kilauea, Kildare, kilderkin, kiley, Kilgore, kilij, kilim, Kilimanjaro

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How to use kilderkin in a sentence

Kilderkin, kil′dėr-kin, n. a small barrel: a liquid measure of 18 gallons.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Ned Kilderkin spoke as a banker writes, only touching the needful.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott
We have adopted it as kilderkin, but have doubled its capacity.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

British Dictionary definitions for kilderkin

kilderkin

/ (ˈkɪldəkɪn) /

noun

an obsolete unit of liquid capacity equal to 16 or 18 Imperial gallons or of dry capacity equal to 16 or 18 wine gallons

a cask capable of holding a kilderkin

Word Origin for kilderkin

C14: from Middle Dutch kindekijn, from kintal hundredweight, from Medieval Latin quintale; see kentledge

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