"powderkeg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: powderkegs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} powderkeg (plural powderkegs)
  1. Alternative form of powder keg Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: powder keg
    Sense id: en-powderkeg-en-noun-dvHHZSlS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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