keg

Meanings

Plural: kegs

Noun

the quantity contained in a keg
small cask or barrel
A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.

Verb

To store in a keg.
The pulling down of someone's trousers or kegs, oftentimes as a kind of bullying or prank.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English kag, from Old Norse kaggi (“keg”), likely a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush, branch, stalk, stump”). Cognate with Icelandic kaggi (“keg; cask”), Norwegian kagg (“keg”), Swedish kagge (“keg”), Low German kag (“vessel; craft”), Dutch kaag (“vessel; craft”). Compare also English cag and chag.
The modern form keg with /ɛ/ is due to a dialectal raising of /a///æ/ to /ɛ/ before velars (cf. fleg); the expected form is preserved in dialectal /kæɡ/, while /keɪɡ/ reflects further raising that occurred in some dialects.

Synonyms

kegful

Scrabble Score: 8

keg is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
keg is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
keg is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

keg is a valid Words With Friends word