as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages a keg of beer

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Recent Examples of keg As the delivery team departs, a keg falls off the wagon, and the determined foal sets out on a journey to deliver the keg and prove his mettle. Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025 The little horse seizes the opportunity to help and leaps out of their enclosure to push the keg to its delivery location. Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025 Over time, however, producing six-packs and kegs proved more profitable than operating a restaurant, and Revolution closed its brewpub on Dec. 14 to prioritize production. Joshua M. Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Specifically, sales of Guinness in kegs grew by 20.9%. John Towfighi, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for keg
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Noun
  • The wines ferment in 400-liter French oak barrels to build texture and complexity.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In Banksy’s version, the maid is replaced by two men wearing hazmat suits and pushing a barrel of toxic waste.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The core Bushmills lineup consists of age statement single malts ranging from 10 to 21 years old, with the more mature expressions getting some unique cask finishes.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Because of Ammunition's origins, its bourbons are finished in wine casks.
    Peter Burke, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Two men assembled a dredge from a PVC pipe and a household grease trap.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Continuous megawatt power millimeter-waves can also be efficiently (>90 percent) guided to great distances (>10 km) using a variety of modes and waveguide (pipes) systems, including the potential of using smooth bore coiled and jointed/ joined tubing.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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