KILDERKIN


Meaning of KILDERKIN in English

n. 1 a cask for liquids etc., holding 16 or 18 gallons. 2 this measure.

[ ME, alt. of kinderkin f. MDu. kinde(r)kin, kinneken, dimin. of kintal QUINTAL ]

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