keg
A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.
Origin: From , from , likely a diminutive of . Cognate with , , , , . Compare also and chag. The modern form keg with is due to a dialectal raising of / to before velars (cf. fleg); the expected form is preserved in dialectal , while reflects further raising that occurred in some dialects. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK) The pulling down of someone's trousers or kegs, oftentimes as a kind of bullying or prank.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive) To store in a keg.
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