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firkin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | imperial capacity unit, british capacity unit |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | keg |
Examples of firkin
firkin
Using this as a basis of our calculation we obtain ninety pounds for the firkin of water.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Firkin, a fixture in downtown Libertyville for more than 14 years, breaks out from the mold.
From the suntimes.com
Foamy beer from a firkin cask settles at Red Hot in Tacoma.
From the thenewstribune.com
I was firkin nervous, man.
From the stuff.co.nz
Firkin ales are carbonated not by CO2, like the keg beer served at most bars, but by active yeasts that continue to break down sugars inside the barrel.
From the thenewstribune.com
- A British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
- A small wooden keg
- A Firkin is an old English unit of volume. The name is derived from the Middle Dutch word vierdekijn, which means fourth, i.e. a quarter of a full-size barrel.
- The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut (Russian: u0421u0443-47 u0411u0435u0440u043Au0443u0442u2014Golden Eagle) (NATO reporting name Firkin), also designated S-32 and S-37 (not to be confused with the twin-engined delta canard design offered by Sukhoi in the early 1990s under the designation Su-37) during initial development, was an experimental supersonic jet fighter developed by Sukhoi Aviation Corporation...
- (Firkins (surname)) Firkins is a surname, and may refer to: * Christine Firkins (born 1983), Canadian actress * Michael Lee Firkins (21st century), American guitarist
- A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. [Eng.]; A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc; A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds
- (firkins) a vessel containing nine gallons
- (firkins) wooden vessels ("vermilion fungoid blossoms large as firkins")
- A measurement or container of beer, which equals one quarter of a barrel (40.9 liters).
