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kilderkin

kil·der·kin

uncommon

noun

1.

an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons

Origin

Late Middle English, from Middle Dutch kinderkin, a variant of kinerkijn, itself a diminutive of kintal. See quintal.

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