"polypin" meaning in All languages combined

See polypin on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: polypins [plural]
Etymology: poly- + pin Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|pin}} poly- + pin Head templates: {{en-noun}} polypin (plural polypins)
  1. (UK, brewing) A plastic version of the kind of brewery cask called a pin (equal to half a firkin), popular in homebrewing and the off-trade (deliveries for home consumption). Tags: UK Categories (topical): Brewing

Inflected forms

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