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

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Recent Examples of keg The only thing shocking about this story is that the Washington elites are stupid enough to coordinate their latest military adventure on a messaging app like a bunch of teenagers planning a keg party. Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 The brew events even include a hunt for a mini keg on the mountain. Anna Fiorentino, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025 But the foal embarks on its own impromptu journey and ultimately is seen helping the keg make it to its destination. Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025 Liquid Death is taking my favorite water from actual mountains and putting it in a limited edition keg. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keg
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Noun
  • This 15% alcohol wine ages 12 months in large wooden barrels and seven months in bottles.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Like Balcones, the whiskey was aged in two different locations: half in Bardstown, half back in Blanco, all of it in full-size 53-gallon barrels.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • This Extra Añejo Tequila is aged for a minimum of five years in dark European oak and finished in Oloroso sherry casks.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • It’s started in sherry, moved on to bourbon and finished for about a year in port wine casks.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • In January, hundreds of residents were evacuated from the Patrick Sullivan Senior Apartments on the Near West Side due to a burst pipe, which resulted in flooding and the loss of heat and hot water.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • If a thick layer of wet coffee grounds is placed around a plant, a water-resistant barrier is formed (ask a plumber what the grounds do to your plumbing pipes).
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025

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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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