Definitions for firkin
ˈfɜr kɪnfirkin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. firkinnoun

   a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons

2. firkinnoun

   a small wooden keg

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. firkinnoun

   A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. [Eng.]

2. firkinnoun

   A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.

3. firkinnoun

   A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Firkinnoun

   Etymology: from feower, Saxon, the fourth part of a vessel.

   1. A vessel containing nine gallons.

   Strutt’s servants get such a haunt about that shop, that it will cost us many a firkin of strong beer to bring them back again. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.

   2. A small vessel.

   You heard of that wonder of the lightning and thunder,
   Which made the lye so much the louder;
   Now list to another, that miracle’s brother,
   Which was done with a firkin of powder. John Denham.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. firkin

   A firkin is a unit of measurement, especially for beer, equal to about 41 liters or approximately a quarter of a barrel. It is also used to refer to the actual cask or container that holds this amount of liquid. The term is derived from the Dutch "vierdekijn", meaning "fourth", as a firkin was traditionally a fourth of a barrel.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Firkinnoun

   a varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons

2. Firkinnoun

   a small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc

3. Etymology: [From AS. fewer four (or an allied word, perh. Dutch or Danish) + -kin. See Four.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Firkin

   fėr′kin, n. a measure equal to the fourth part of a barrel: 9 gallons: 56 lb. of butter. [With dim. suff. -kin, from Old Dut. vierde, fourth.]

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1. • British Capacity Unit
   • Keg

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of firkin in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of firkin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=firkin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Firkin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=firkin
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firkin
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=firkin