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单词 kilderkin
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
kil•der•kin  (kil′dər kin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Weights and Measuresa unit of capacity, usually equal to half a barrel or two firkins.
  2. Weights and Measuresan English unit of capacity, equal to 18 imperial gallons (82 liters).
  • Middle Dutch, equivalent. to kinder ( Arabic qinṭār quintal) + -kin -kin
  • Middle English, dissimilated variant of kinderkin 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kilderkin /ˈkɪldəkɪn/ n
  1. an obsolete unit of liquid capacity equal to 16 or 18 Imperial gallons or of dry capacity equal to 16 or 18 wine gallons
  2. a cask capable of holding a kilderkin
Etymology: 14th Century: from Middle Dutch kindekijn, from kintal hundredweight, from Medieval Latin quintale; see kentledge
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