keg
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keg
- /kɛɡ/ US, UK
- /kæɡ/
- /keɪɡ/
Rhymes with -ɛɡ
Where it comes from
From Middle English kag, from Old Norse kaggi (“keg”), likely a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush, branch, stalk, stump”). Cognate with Icelandic kaggi (“keg; cask”), Norwegian kagg (“keg”), Swedish kagge (“keg”), Low German kag (“vessel; craft”), Dutch kaag (“vessel; craft”). Compare also English cag and chag.
The modern form keg with /ɛ/ is due to a dialectal raising of /a///æ/ to /ɛ/ before velars (cf. fleg); the expected form is preserved in dialectal /kæɡ/, while /keɪɡ/ reflects further raising that occurred in some dialects.
noun kegs · cag · kag · kager
- A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer. He bore on his shoulder a stout keg, that seemed full of liquor, and made signs for Rip to approach and assist him with his load.
verb kegs · kegging · kegged · cag · kag
- To store in a keg. He gestured toward the empty chair and the other officers began passing him their kegged beef and ship's biscuit.
- The pulling down of someone's trousers or kegs, oftentimes as a kind of bullying or prank.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kegful, pint, cask, rundlet, ale, brew, lager, beer, tub, bucket, powder, bole, bbl, barrel, wildfire, gunpowder
Translations
Talk about this word "keg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. keg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keg "keg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keg.Cite this
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title = {keg},
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year = {2026},
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