runlet

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Ay, man, and a fat goose ten pound weight, and some wild fowl beside, and a whole runlet of beer and a pottle of Hollands.

From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)

Close in the precinct stand several little chapels dedicated to particular gods, each of whom owns his distinctive name and special worship, and is the tutelary deity of a runlet.

From On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Hamza's shadowy figure crossed a little bridge of palm-wood that spanned the runlet of water, turned and came over the waste ground noiselessly into the camp.

From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe

Then there were two runlets of salt pork, containing about ninety pounds each, and in the centre of each runlet were two hams.

From Ungava by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

He carried him carefully to the partial shelter of a rock, and propped him up, and gave him water from a runlet close by.

From White Fire by Oxenham, John