firkin

firkin

fir·kin

F0140800 (fûr′kĭn)n.1. A small wooden barrel or covered vessel.2. Any of several British units of capacity, usually equal to about ¹/₄ of a barrel or 9 gallons (34 liters).

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[Middle English ferken, ferdekin, probably from Middle Dutch *verdelkijn, diminutive of veerdel, one-fourth : veerde, fourth; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots + deel, part; see dail- in Indo-European roots.]

firkin

(ˈfɜːkɪn) n1. (Brewing) a small wooden barrel or similar container2. (Units) Brit a unit of capacity equal to nine gallons[C14 fir, from Middle Dutch vierde fourth + -kin]

fir•kin

(ˈfɜr kɪn)

n. 1. a small wooden vessel or tub for butter, lard, etc. 2. an early English unit of capacity usu. equal to a quarter of a barrel. [1400–50; late Middle English ferdkyn, firdekyn=ferde (variant of ferthe fourth) + -kin -kin]

Firkin

 a measure of quantity; half a kilderkin, 1465; as a small cask for liquids, fish, butter, etc.

firkin

A unit of volume, used especially to measure beer or ale. 1 firkin = 9.8 US gal.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	firkin - a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallonsBritish capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wetcongius, Imperial gallon, gallon - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 literskilderkin - an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
	2.	firkin - a small wooden kegkeg - small cask or barrel