keg

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noun

ˈkeg 

 dialectal  ˈkag,

ˈkāg

1

: a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less

2

: the contents of a keg

keg

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verb

kegged; kegging; kegs

transitive verb

: to store (something, such as beer) in a keg

This led us to purchase larger brewing equipment and begin bottling and kegging our beer for distribution in the Tokyo market.

—Bryan Baird

kegged adjective

He'll also have kegged root beer and perhaps locally made sodas on hand.

—Eater.com

Synonyms

Noun

• barrel
• butt
• cask
• firkin
• hogshead
• kilderkin
• pipe
• puncheon
• rundlet
• runlet
• tun

Examples of keg in a Sentence

Noun

They drank an entire keg of beer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Each package featured three shapes: a classic fish, a keg with the letter B, and a bubbling butterbeer pint glass. —Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025

The spot continues with a keg falling off the delivery cart and catching the eye of the foal. —Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025

Celebrate with live music, food and a fresh keg of January Schwarzbier to toast the new year. —Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024

Logue, who goes through 40 to 50 kegs of Guinness in a week, secured an order of 60 kegs on Friday. —John Towfighi, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kaggi keg

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1837, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing keg

• powder keg

Kids Definition

keg

noun

ˈkeg 

ˈkag,

ˈkāg

1

: a small cask or barrel holding 30 gallons (about 114 liters) or less

2

: the contents of a keg