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

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Recent Examples of keg The official tapping of the keg takes place on Saturday, followed by a best dirndl and lederhosen competition. 07 of 07 Dallas Who said Oktoberfest had to feature only German music? Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024 This midyear one-off batch will be available until the kegs are tapped, and a limited amount of 2023 Barrel-Aged Christmas Ale 4-Packs will be available for purchase in the GLBC gift shop Stop by: Doors open at 11:30am, with a pig roast at 4pm. Sam Allard, Axios, 9 July 2024 The ceremonial keg tapping takes place Friday evening, and the weekend lineup includes a German chocolate cake baking contest, a stein hoisting contest, and a chicken dance competition (costumes and creativity encouraged). Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024 Traditional wooden kegs and modern steel barrels are used for smaller-scale transportation and on-site storage, while tanker trucks transport large quantities of beer to the festival grounds. Oyku Ilgar, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for keg 
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Noun
  • Conversely, a four-seam fastball and/or changeup could help Holmes avoid barrels against lefties.
    Will Sammon, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Producing this amount requires burning approximately 17,000 barrels of oil, which releases nearly 16 million pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • To serve that end, the scotch is primarily matured in first fill and refill ex-bourbon casks before entering a 6 month finish in Oloroso Sherry casks.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Don’t expect your classic, well-aged, extra añejo tequila here, because these expressions have been utterly transformed by extended maturation and finishing in these different types of casks.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Wrap them in tubular insulation to keep pipes from bursting.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Cold weather safety:How to prepare for winter 2024 — from freezing pipes to driving in snow and ice Does winter solstice change?
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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