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• Cask ale — or cask conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned (including secondary fermentation) and served from a cask, usually without additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide pressure. Cask ale may also be… …   Wikipedia

• keg — (n.) 1630s, earlier kag (mid 15c.), from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. kaggi keg, cask, of unknown origin. Cognate with Swed. kagge, Norw. kagg. Specific sense of barrel of beer is from 1945. U.S. student slang kegger party featuring a keg of… …   Etymology dictionary

• Keg — (k[e^]g), n. [Earlier cag, Icel. kaggi; akin to Sw. kagge.] A small cask or barrel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• keg — /keg/, n. 1. a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters). 2. a unit of weight, equal to 100 pounds (45 kilograms), used for nails. 3. Also, kegger. a keg party; beer bust. [1585 95; earlier cag < ON kaggi] * * * …   Universalium

• keg — [n] barrel butt, cask, container, drum, firkin, hogshead, pipe, tub, tun, vat; concept 494 …   New thesaurus

• cask — [n] rounded container for liquids barrel, barrelet, butt, firkin, hogshead, keg, pipe, tun, vat; concept 494 …   New thesaurus

• Keg — This article is about the metal container. For the drum, see music of the Virgin Islands. For beer which is served from a pressurized keg, see Keg beer. 50 liter DIN keg, cutaway A keg is a small barrel. Traditionally, a wooden keg is made by a… …   Wikipedia

• keg — noun Etymology: Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kaggi keg Date: circa 1632 1. a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less 2. the contents of a keg …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cask — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. barrel, hogshead, keg, butt. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. barrel, keg, firkin, butt; see barrel , container . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. barrel, keg, hogshead, firkin, vat, kilderkin …   English dictionary for students

• keg — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. barrel, cask. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cask, drum, vat; see barrel , container . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. barrel, cask, drum, hogshead, container, tank, butt, firkin, tun …   English dictionary for students

• keg — 1) a measure of volume or quantity, e.g. a keg of herring has 60 fish 2) a small cask, usually 45.5 litres or less in capacity …   Dictionary of ichthyology