kilderkin
[
kil
-der-kin]
/ˈkɪl dər kɪn/
noun
1.
a unit of capacity, usually equal to half a barrel or two firkins.
2.
an English unit of capacity, equal to 18 imperial gallons (82 liters).
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English,
dissimilated variant of
kinderkin
<
Middle Dutch,
equivalent to
kinder
(≪
Arabic
qinṭār
quintal
) +
-kin
-kin
British Dictionary definitions for
kilderkin
kilderkin
/
ˈkɪldəkɪn
/
noun
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
Word Origin
C14: from Middle Dutch
kindekijn,
from
kintal
hundredweight, from Medieval Latin
quintale;
see
kentledge