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kilderkin
kil·der·kin K0058200 (kĭl′dər-kĭn)n.1. A cask.2. An obsolete English measure of capacity equal to 18 imperial gallons (81.8 liters).
[Middle English, alteration of Middle Flemish kinderkin, variant of Middle Dutch kindekijn : quintel, quintlein, quintal (from Medieval Latin quintāle; see quintal) + -kijn, diminutive suff.]kilderkin (ˈkɪldəkɪn) n1. (Units) an obsolete unit of liquid capacity equal to 16 or 18 Imperial gallons or of dry capacity equal to 16 or 18 wine gallons2. a cask capable of holding a kilderkin[C14: from Middle Dutch kindekijn, from kintal hundredweight, from Medieval Latin quintale; see kentledge]Kilderkin a measured capacity, usually the fourth part of a tun.Examples: kilderkin of corn, 1600; of drink, 1670; of herrings, 1423; of knowledge, 1593; of wit, 1682.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | kilderkin - an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallonsBritish capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wetfirkin - a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons |
Kilderkin
KILDERKIN. A measure of capacity equal to eighteen gallons. See Measure. Kilderkin
KilderkinAn obsolete unit of volume equivalent to 18 gallons.kilderkin
Words related to kilderkinnoun an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallonsRelated Words- British capacity unit
- Imperial capacity unit
- firkin
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