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

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Recent Examples of keg Another related issue is metal kegs: About 99% of all kegs come from either the European Union or China. Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025 At John’s Pizzeria, a beer distributor now charges a congestion fee of $5 per keg, which adds up to an extra $65 each week. Winnie Hu, New York Times, 12 May 2025 Similarly, at Birdsong, Goulet said that the leadership team is not looking to add any new kegs or tanks this year. Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2025 The unusual-looking freshwater fish, which has pointy teeth and a long snout, measured 7 feet and 3 inches and weighed 153 pounds, according to Weston’s post—about the same heft as a keg of beer. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keg
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Noun
  • Single Barrel is self-explanatory; the whiskey is from one single barrel and, as such, can vary between bottlings.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • The law had imposed a $200 tax on machine guns and shotguns and rifles with barrels shorter than 18 inches, and also required the federal registration of these types of firearms.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • This Barbados rum is aged 5 years in ex-bourbon casks and bottled by Maison Ferrand.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • The component blends were finished separately in Kentucky in Hungarian oak barrels and casks previously used to mature Spanish brandy; then, they were blended together.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • This suburban Milwaukee community is increasing its water rate by 22% South Milwaukee’s water rates are increasing by about 22% to recover costs of multiple construction projects, including lead pipe replacements.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
  • Back in 2001, some anthropologists got permission from a museum to borrow twenty-four clay pipe fragments that had been dug up in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare used to live.
    Sam Kelly July 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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