firkin
IPA: fˈɝkɪn
noun
- (Britain) A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
- (US) A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, used for butter, lard, etc.
- A measurement for the mass of butter, equalling 56 pounds.
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Examples of "firkin" in Sentences
- A firkin is equal to half a kilderkin.
- Butter and soap used to be sold by the firkin, too.
- And within the FFF system, a firkin is a unit of mass.
- The pub later became a Scream pub; part of the Firkin chain.
- For wine the firkin had a larger size, namely a third of a tun.
- A small handful of establishments still retain the Firkin branding.
- The chain took its name from the firkin, an old English unit of volume.
- Merkin and Firkin then decide to go somewhere else to begin their invasion.
- The talk page thereof mentions fractions of the firkin and mutliples thereof.
- The show was produced by Verity Lambert, Rex Firkin was the Executive producer.
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