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Word entry · 3 letters

keg

Best crossword clue

"Small barrel"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /kɛɡ/Part of speech nounSorted egkStarts with KEnds with G3 cluesCommon crossword word
1K2E3G

Definitions

  1. small cask or barrel

Word origin

From Middle English kag, from Old Norse kaggi (“keg”), likely a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush, branch, stalk, stump”). Cognate with Icelandic kaggi (“keg; cask”), Norwegian kagg (“keg”), Swedish kagge (“keg”), Low German kag (“vessel; craft”), Dutch kaag (“vessel; craft”). Compare also English cag and chag.

Used in a sentence

  • He bore on his shoulder a stout keg, that seemed full of liquor, and made signs for Rip to approach and assist him with his load.
  • He gestured toward the empty chair and the other officers began passing him their kegged beef and ship's biscuit.
  • Many of us get impatient with the tedium of bottling after a year or two and start thinking about kegging our beers instead.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Small barrel3 letters
02Beer container3 letters
03Small beer barrel3 letters

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