Definition of kilderkin in English:

kilderkin

noun ˈkɪldəkɪnˈkɪldərkən

1A cask for liquids or other substances, holding 16 or 18 gallons.
小桶（容量为16或18加仑）
Example sentencesExamples
- If you take a barrel to be two kilderkins and a kilderkin to be two firkins (which are themselves, of course, nine gallons), then the saving works out at about 14p per pint.
- Other sizes were the firkin (9 gallons; from medieval Dutch meaning ‘a fourth’, that is, a quarter of a barrel), kilderkin (18 gallon; half a barrel) and hogshead.
1. 1.1 A unit of measurement equivalent to the contents of a kilderkin.
  Example sentencesExamples
  A kilderkin is an old English liquid measure, dating from about the 13th century, equal to 16 (old and ill-defined) gallons, or half a barrel.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Middle Dutch kinderkin, variant of kinerkijn, diminutive of kintal (see quintal).

Definition of kilderkin in US English:

kilderkin

nounˈkɪldərkənˈkildərkən

1A cask for liquids or other substances, holding 16 or 18 gallons.
小桶（容量为16或18加仑）
Example sentencesExamples
- Other sizes were the firkin (9 gallons; from medieval Dutch meaning ‘a fourth’, that is, a quarter of a barrel), kilderkin (18 gallon; half a barrel) and hogshead.
- If you take a barrel to be two kilderkins and a kilderkin to be two firkins (which are themselves, of course, nine gallons), then the saving works out at about 14p per pint.
1. 1.1 A unit of measurement equivalent to the contents of a kilderkin.
  Example sentencesExamples
  A kilderkin is an old English liquid measure, dating from about the 13th century, equal to 16 (old and ill-defined) gallons, or half a barrel.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Middle Dutch kinderkin, variant of kinerkijn, diminutive of kintal (see quintal).

词汇	kilderkin
释义	Definition of kilderkin in English: kilderkin noun ˈkɪldəkɪnˈkɪldərkən 1A cask for liquids or other substances, holding 16 or 18 gallons. 小桶（容量为16或18加仑） Example sentencesExamples If you take a barrel to be two kilderkins and a kilderkin to be two firkins (which are themselves, of course, nine gallons), then the saving works out at about 14p per pint. Other sizes were the firkin (9 gallons; from medieval Dutch meaning ‘a fourth’, that is, a quarter of a barrel), kilderkin (18 gallon; half a barrel) and hogshead. 1.1 A unit of measurement equivalent to the contents of a kilderkin. Example sentencesExamples A kilderkin is an old English liquid measure, dating from about the 13th century, equal to 16 (old and ill-defined) gallons, or half a barrel. Origin Late Middle English: from Middle Dutch kinderkin, variant of kinerkijn, diminutive of kintal (see quintal). Definition of kilderkin in US English: kilderkin nounˈkɪldərkənˈkildərkən 1A cask for liquids or other substances, holding 16 or 18 gallons. 小桶（容量为16或18加仑） Example sentencesExamples Other sizes were the firkin (9 gallons; from medieval Dutch meaning ‘a fourth’, that is, a quarter of a barrel), kilderkin (18 gallon; half a barrel) and hogshead. If you take a barrel to be two kilderkins and a kilderkin to be two firkins (which are themselves, of course, nine gallons), then the saving works out at about 14p per pint. 1.1 A unit of measurement equivalent to the contents of a kilderkin. Example sentencesExamples A kilderkin is an old English liquid measure, dating from about the 13th century, equal to 16 (old and ill-defined) gallons, or half a barrel. Origin Late Middle English: from Middle Dutch kinderkin, variant of kinerkijn, diminutive of kintal (see quintal).
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