Definition of Firken
Fir"kin (?), n. [From AS.
feówer four (or an allied word, perh. Dutch or Danish)
+ -kin. See Four.] 1. A varying
measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel;
specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
[Eng.]
2. A small wooden vessel or cask of
indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc. [U.S.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
Quotations
*1882: 23 Hen. VIII, cap. 4... The barrel of beer is to hold 36 gallons, the kilderkin 18 gallons the firkin 9. But the barrel, kilderkin, and firkin of ale are to contain 32, 16, and 8 gallons. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 205.
- A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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