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kilderkin

kil·der·kin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kil-der-kin]
    • /ˈkɪl dər kɪn/
    • /ˈkɪl.dəkɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil-der-kin]
    • /ˈkɪl dər kɪn/

Definitions of kilderkin word

  • noun kilderkin a unit of capacity, usually equal to half a barrel or two firkins. 1
  • noun kilderkin an English unit of capacity, equal to 18 imperial gallons (82 liters). 1
  • noun kilderkin A cask for liquids or other substances, holding 16 or 18 gallons. 1
  • noun kilderkin an obsolete unit of liquid capacity equal to 16 or 18 Imperial gallons or of dry capacity equal to 16 or 18 wine gallons 0
  • noun kilderkin a cask capable of holding a kilderkin 0
  • noun kilderkin a cask 0

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Origin of kilderkin

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, dissimilated variant of kinderkin < Middle Dutch, equivalent to kinder (≪ Arabic qinṭār quintal) + -kin -kin

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Parts of speech for Kilderkin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kilderkin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

kilderkin usage trend in Literature

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