Synonyms for keg

Grammar : Noun

Spell : keg

Phonetic Transcription : kɛg

Définition of keg

Origin : 1630s, earlier kag (mid-15c.), from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse kaggi "keg, cask," of unknown origin. Cognate with Swedish kagge, Norwegian kagg. Specific sense of "barrel of beer" is from 1945. U.S. student slang kegger "party featuring a keg of beer" attested by 1969.

noun barrel

Example sentences :

The third man snorted as he shouldered a keg and moved toward the Wagon.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

After reaching the keg I turned to see what had been the fate of our boat.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

I urged him to grab the other side of the keg several times.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

That keg—like liberty—was to be at the price of eternal vigilance.
Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne

There he is on the comb of that sea, rolling over like a keg!
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 » by Various

At a word a keg of whiskey was brought to the spot by two men.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish

Reaching over the top of a keg, he sent a bullet through the window.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

We're just as safe as if we was sittin' on a keg of powder with the fuse lit.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

If you're so damn smart, why didn't you think of the keg shoot?
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

As Dan lay in bed he could not get this keg of powder out of his head.
Extract from : « For the Liberty of Texas » by Edward Stratemeyer

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