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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
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
a small wooden barrel or similar container
a unit of capacity equal to nine gallons
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of firkin1
Example Sentences
He uses an antique wooden firkin once used for storing flour and sugar to sit on that the older French speaking duck hunters call a “bedon.”
The brewery has several hundred firkins — small casks full of finished beer — with dispensing devices called “beer engines” for serving on premises.
She was—sweet mercy in a firkin—she was a gruesome little baggage.
Breweries from all over the area bring firkins of their beer to the Penn Quarter brewpub for a night of tasting.
In the flesh, Ruth Davidson, 37, is a firkin of fun, speaks with a machine-gun delivery and can hold her own.
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