runlet

/ (ˈrʌnlɪt) /

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noun

archaic a cask for wine, beer, etc

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Word Origin for runlet

C14: from Old French rondelet roundlet

Words nearby runlet

run into a stone wall, run into the ground, run its course, Runjeet Singh, runless, runlet, run like clockwork, runnel, runner, runner bean, runner foot

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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.
A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest|Amelia B. Edwards

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