as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages the kilderkins that line one wall of the brewpub are just for decoration—there's no beer in them

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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
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  • 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
  • This is typical in areas that have hard water and is caused by the minerals in the water that flows through your pipes, according to Mr. Rooter Plumbing.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 18 May 2025
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“Kilderkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilderkin. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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