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

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Recent Examples of keg The bartender noted this was one of New Museum’s final kegs, as the 2-year-old craft brewery had just announced its closure. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for keg
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Noun
  • The new torpedo bat moves the mass down toward the player’s grip, with a thicker barrel in the middle of the bat and a tapered end.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
  • With a torpedo bat, the barrel—or the widest part of the bat—sits closer to the hitter’s hands.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The final blend for Star Hill Farm was aged for seven to eight years (each component was aged separately) and bottled at cask strength of 57.35 percent ABV or 114.7 proof.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The other applies to aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers with a capacity no greater than 20 liters.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Jesse Pound,Christina Wilkie,Megan Cassella,Erin Doherty, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The work includes relining sewer pipes, major improvements at the treatment plant, repairing and replacing old lift stations and installing a northside interceptor to handle wastewater from the city’s north side.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase messed up Orton's chance to win the title, and then DiBiase hit Orton with a pipe in a match.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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