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

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Recent Examples of keg Pours of their collaboration with Hood River, Oregon brewery Kings and Daughters were pouring on cask, meaning the beer is pulled up via hand pump, the Co2 is lower and the beer is served warmer than your normal keg pours. Em Sauter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 The kegs list includes Dog Fish Head, Firestone Walker, Perennial and more. John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024 Other activities include a tailgate party, photo opportunities, games and root beer kegs. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024 The launch was scrappy, to say the least–the kombucha was packaged in kegs, not the peppy, colorful cans the product is known for today. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for keg 
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Noun
  • These fans draw cooler air in through slots on the front of this thin slab section and spit out hot air from identical slots in the barrel’s rear section.
    Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The violent feminist spin on actresses staring down the barrel of old age — and a lack of work as decided by shellfish-chewing male producers — won Best Screenplay back at Cannes in May.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As producers continue to innovate with flavors, cask aging, and sustainability practices, rum is poised to strengthen its position as a versatile and diverse spirit.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The tunnels, lined with wine racks, barrels and large wooden casks, are part of a sprawling subterranean city.
    Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In California, water systems were required to develop their inventories on the public side of the service line from the water main under the street to the meter by 2018, and submit a plan for replacement of all lead pipes and fittings by 2020.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Deputies worked together to lift the metal grate off a storm drain before freeing the dog, who had become trapped in a pipe.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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