dər 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).
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| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C14: from Middle Dutch kindekijn, from kintal hundredweight, from Medieval Latin quintale; see | |
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