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rundlet

/ˈɹʌndlət/

rundlet noun: a small cask of no certain dimensions, which may contain from 3 to 20 gallons.

rundlet: a small cask of no certain dimensions, which may contain from 3 to 20 gallons
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Noun (1)

rundlet (plural rundlets)

  1. A small cask of no certain dimensions, which may contain from 3 to 20 gallons.
  2. Such a cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure for liquids, especially wine, usually 18.5 gallons.
    • Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons.1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, page 205

Noun (2)

rundlet (plural rundlets)

  1. (obsolete) A partial or secondary umbel.
    • Rundlets roundish, with many equal, bristle-shaped spokes.1818, William Withering, An Arrangement of British Plants, page 205

Forms of rundlet

pluralrundlets
alternative formrunlet

Questions about rundlet

What does rundlet mean?
Rundlet means a small cask of no certain dimensions, which may contain from 3 to 20 gallons.
What part of speech is rundlet?
Rundlet is a noun.
How do you pronounce rundlet?
Rundlet is pronounced /ˈɹʌndlət/.
What is the plural of rundlet?
The plural of rundlet is rundlets.

Words near rundlet in the dictionary

  1. rundkarren
  2. Rundkvist
  3. rundle
  4. rundled
  5. rundles
  6. rundlet
  7. rundlets
  8. rundown
  9. rundowns
  10. Rundquist
  11. Rundquists

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