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What is a kilderkin?

What is a kilderkin? Here are some definitions.

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  1. A small barrel.
  2. An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure.
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A kilderkin is an old English liquid measure, dating from about the 13th century, equal to 16 gallons, or half a barrel.
If you take a barrel to be two kilderkins and a kilderkin to be two firkins, then the saving works out at about 14p per pint.
A kilderkin is an old English liquid measure, dating from about the 13 th century, equal to 16 gallons, or half a barrel.
We have adopted it as kilderkin, but have doubled its capacity.

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