keg

English Thesaurus

1. small cask or barrel (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	barrel, cask,
definition	:	a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	firkin,
definition	:	a small wooden keg (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	powder keg,
definition	:	keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder (noun.artifact)

2. the quantity contained in a keg (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	containerful,
definition	:	the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity)