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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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PRONUNCIATION:  bk
NOUN: A shallow vat or tub used chiefly by brewers.
ETYMOLOGY:Dutch bak, from French bac, from Old French, boat, from Vulgar Latin *baccus, vessel, probably of Celtic origin.
 
 
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