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Kilderkin
Pronunciation : Kil"der*kin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G.kind, and to E. kin.]
Definition : Defn: A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. [Written also kinderkin.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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