wooden bucket; wooden tub; wooden vat
Refers to a traditional container made of wood, used for holding liquids or solids. Often associated with old-fashioned or rustic settings.
In the old days, people carried water in wooden buckets.
この漬物は木桶で漬けられている。
These pickles are fermented in a wooden tub.
Compound of 木 (ki, 'wood') and 桶 (oke, 'bucket, tub'). The reading きおけ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.