kilderkin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons

WordNet

Kil"der*kin noun
Etymology
OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G.kind, and to E. kin.
Definitions
  1. A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. Written also kinderkin.

Webster 1913