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keg

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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keg /keɡ/ noun [countable]  DFDa round wooden or metal container with a flat top and bottom, used for storing beer 啤酒桶 barrelkeg beer/bitter British English (=beer served from a keg) 桶装啤酒/苦啤酒5 see picture at 见图 container
Examples from the Corpus
kegTwo suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder case were fined £100 each for stealing 14 kegs of alcohol.He was able to lift a keg of beer from the floor to the bar.A keg, its rope cut.Should they market keg beers under national brand names or should they return to localised brewing and brand names?He brewed six kegs for the occasion; only three six-packs remain.James Lambert hesitated, turning towards the kegs, from behind which came the sounds of a scuffle.The keg found tied to your father.The kegs shifted, teetered, fell!keg beer/bitterNot all keg beers are pasteurised.Should they market keg beers under national brand names or should they return to localised brewing and brand names?It is estimated that keg beer is twice as profitable as cask beer, lager four times as profitable.
Origin keg (1600-1700) cag barrel ((15-18 centuries)), from Old Norse kaggi
keg nounChinese
round wooden with or a container Corpus metal


keg
keg /keɡ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: cag 'barrel' (15-18 centuries), from Old Norse kaggi
a round wooden or metal container with a flat top and bottom, used for storing beer ⇨ barrel
    keg beer/bitter British English (=beer served from a keg),


kegBrE /keɡ/ 🔊NAmE /keɡ/ 🔊 noun [countable] a round wooden or metal container with a flat top and bottom, used especially for storing beer, like a barrel but smaller (尤指盛啤酒的)小桶 [uncountable] (BrE) = keg beer