3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kilderkin \Kil"der*kin\, n. [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G. kind, and to E. kin.] A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. [Written also {kinderkin}.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: kilderkin n : an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: KILDERKIN. A measure of capacity equal to eighteen gallons. See Measure.
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