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Definition of Kilderkin
1. Noun. An obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons.
Definition of Kilderkin
1. n. A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure.
Definition of Kilderkin
1. Noun. A small barrel. ¹
2. Noun. An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure.Category:en:Units of measure ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kilderkin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kilderkin
Literary usage of Kilderkin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Statutes at Large: From Magna Charta to ... 1869 by Great Britain (1763)
"... ufe Of a kilderkin ufed, every kilderkin of butter ought to weigh one hundred
thirty an'd ed ... time out of mind The kilderkin. two pounds groß at the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles: The Middle Ages by Ronald Edward Zupko (1985)
"Rus. sv: kilderkin, a kind of Liquid Measure, that contains two Firkins or ...
The kilderkin of butter or soap conformed to the l6 gal capacity (c7.39 dkl) ..."
3. The Grounds & Occasions of the Contempt of the Clergy and Religion by John Eachard (1685)
"becomes there, viz.. that the laft kilderkin of Drink is near departed ; and that
he has but one poor fingle Groat in the houle, and there's Judgment and ..."
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