Meaning of KILDERKIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'kildurkin
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| | Definition: | | [n] an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons |
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| | See Also: | | British capacity unit, firkin, Imperial capacity unit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Kil"der*kin\, n. [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small
barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G.
kind, and to E. kin.]
A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen
English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United
States measure. [Written also {kinderkin}.]
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