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kegs

kegs is the plural of keg.

kegs is the alternative spelling of kecks.

kegs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keg.

Noun

kegs pl (plural only)

  1. (Northern England, plural, plural-only) Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing; underwear.
  2. (Northern England, plural, plural-only) A bit of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is dealt into a separate bit for each leg.

Meaning of keg

Noun

keg (plural kegs)

  1. A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.
    • He bore on his shoulder a stout keg, that seemed full of liquor, and made signs for Rip to approach and assist him with his load.1819 June 23, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “Rip Van Winkle”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number I, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC, page...

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Meaning of kecks

Noun

kecks pl (plural only)

  1. (Northern-English, Scotland, dialectal, plural, plural-only) Trousers.
  2. (Northern-English, Scotland, dialectal, plural, plural-only) Underpants.
    • - See if the feelings transfer tae yir everyday life, then call it love. Love's no jist for weekenders.
      - The things is, Nukes, ah'm changin the keks everyday^([sic]) and cleanin under the helmet.
      Nukes raised his eyebrow and smiled, - Must be love then, he said, then he added, - Oan your side...1996, Irvine Welsh, Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance

Synonyms of kegs

Phrases with kegs

Questions about kegs

What does kegs mean?
Kegs means clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing; underwear.
What is kegs the plural of?
Kegs is the plural of keg.
What part of speech is kegs?
Kegs is a noun.

Words near kegs in the dictionary

  1. keglike
  2. kegling
  3. kegmeg
  4. kegmegs
  5. Kegon
  6. kegs
  7. Kegsbreath
  8. Kegseth
  9. kegsful
  10. kegstand
  11. kegstands

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kegs (page history and authors); keg (page history and authors); kecks (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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