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firkin
[ fur-kin ]
noun
- a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
- a small wooden vessel or tub for butter, lard, etc.
firkin
/ ˈfɜːkɪn /
noun
- a small wooden barrel or similar container
- a unit of capacity equal to nine gallons
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of firkin1
C14 fir , from Middle Dutch vierde fourth + -kin
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Example Sentences
This dainty way, however, would hardly make a bad article good, and no one would crave a berry of ancient firkin butter.
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A firkin or a large pail which does not leak and which can be devoted to the purpose is needed for slacking the lime.
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One of these like the butter firkin on shore, could not patiently submit to everything, and—broke!
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The bottom of a butter firkin can stand what is reasonable, but what self–respecting firkin will submit to everything?
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Down he came, partly in the firkin and partly outside of it, falling in a very mixed condition.
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