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

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Recent Examples on the Web The only reoccurring kegs are tap lines one through four, which are Busch Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light and Hamm's. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024 Strong words, coming from the guy who’s been slamming kegs and custom drum kits with metal bats in a clown mask for the past three decades. Chris Payne, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024 Related article African cities sitting on ‘keg of gunpowder’ as growing youth anger fuels unrest On Monday, Tinubu signed into law a bill that doubled the national minimum wage from N30,000 ($18.06) a month to N70,000 ($42.14). Nimi Princewill, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024 The party's hosts hired a bartender and provided a keg of beer that guests could serve themselves from. CBS News, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for keg 

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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