1. a small wooden barrel or cask, especially one used for storing beer or ale
Usage: historical; brewing
2. a unit of liquid measure equal to half a barrel or about 18 gallons
Usage: historical; measurement

Examples

• The tavern keeper rolled a kilderkin of ale from the cellar.
• Medieval brewers often stored their beer in kilderkins for easier transport.
• The merchant ordered two kilderkins of wine for the feast.
• A kilderkin was a common size for household beer storage.
• The cooper crafted several kilderkins for the local brewery.
• They measured the liquid in kilderkins according to old English standards.