English Explanatory Dictionary

kilderkin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small barrel.
  2. An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or 83.178 L.

Word forms

kilderkin kilderkins kinderkin

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Middle Dutch kinderkin, a variant of kinerkijn, itself a diminutive of kintal. See quintal.

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