Hogshead
Hogshead noun - An enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages.
Usage example: the ship's hold carried 164 hogsheads of molasses
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Kilderkin
Kilderkin noun - An enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages.
Usage example: the kilderkins that line one wall of the brewpub are just for decoration—there's no beer in them
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Kilderkin and Hogshead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hogshead/kilderkin
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