keg

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Basically the top of a keg is a spring loaded large ball bearing with a collar around it.

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  1. noun A small cask or barrel with a capacity of about 30 gallons (114 liters).
  2. noun Such a container and its contents.
  3. noun A unit of weight used for nails, equal to 100 pounds (45.5 kilograms).
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  • The main body is made from a barrel or keg, and the inside and outer surfaces are coated with tar to make it watertight.
  • Once a group finds a keg, they must finish a silly task before moving on .... but be warned mutant rabbits are patrolling the area.
  • You just know that he didn't call the keg the next day like he promised. —  Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
  • You will not go to a party if their keg is from a company that can afford Superbowl commercial slots. —  Bostonist
  • The most popular thing in the UD Student Ghetto Monday was not a tapped keg, a sun-kissed front porch or some spring break sign up sheet. —  oxfordpress.com - News
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  1. Middle English kag, from Old Norse kaggi.

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  1. Also (dial.) cag; from Icelandic kaggi = Swedish Norwegian kagge, a keg, a round mass or heap.
 

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