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De - Pt| English Dictionary: 'Firkin' | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for 'Firkin' | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Firkin \Fir"kin\, n. [From AS. fe[a2]wer 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.] | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Firkin Used only in John 2:6; the Attic amphora, equivalent to the Hebrew bath (q.v.), a measure for liquids containing about 8 7/8 gallons. | |
