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kilderkin
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Princeton's WordNet
kilderkinnoun
an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
Wiktionary
kilderkinnoun
A small barrel.
kilderkinnoun
An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure.[[Category:en:Units of measure]]
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Kilderkinnoun
A small barrel.
Etymology: kindekin, a baby, Dutch.
Make in the kilderkin a great bung-hole of purpose. Francis Bacon.
A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ;
But sure thou’rt but a kilderkin of wit. Dryden.
Wikipedia
kilderkin
Capacities of brewery casks were formerly measured and standardised according to a specific system of English units. The system was originally based on the ale gallon of 282 cubic inches (4.62 L; 1.22 US gal). In United Kingdom and its colonies, with the adoption of the imperial system in 1824, the units were redefined in terms of the slightly smaller imperial gallon (1.2 US gal; 4.5 L). The older units continued in use in the United States. Historically the terms beer and ale referred to distinct brews. From the mid 15th century until 1803 in Britain "ale" casks and "beer" casks differed in the number of gallons they contained.
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kilderkin
A kilderkin is an old British unit of volume, traditionally used to measure beer or ale. It is equal to half a barrel or approximately 18 imperial gallons (around 82 liters). The term "kilderkin" comes from a Dutch word meaning "small cask."
Webster Dictionary
Kilderkinnoun
a small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure
Etymology: [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G. kind, and to E. kin.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kilderkin
kil′dėr-kin, n. a small barrel: a liquid measure of 18 gallons. [Old Dut. kindeken, kinneken (Scot. kinken), dim. of Dut. kind, a child.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
kilderkin
A vessel containing the eighth part of a hogshead.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kilderkin in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kilderkin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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