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firkin

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FIRK

v.t.To beat; to whip; to chastise. [Not used. ]

 

FIRKIN

n.fur'kin. A measure of capacity, being the fourth part of a barrel. It is nine gallons of beer, or eight gallons of ale, soap or herrings. In America, the firkin is rarely used, except for butter or lard, and signifies a small vessel or cask of indeterminate size, or of different sizes, regulated by the statutes of the different states.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FIRK

Firk, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist; perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare. ]

 

Defn: To beat; to strike; to chastise. [Obs. ] I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. Shak.

 

FIRK

FIRK Firk, v. i.

 

Defn: To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs. ] A wench is a rare bait, with which a man No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad. B.Jonson.

 

FIRK

FIRK Firk, n.

 

Defn: A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs. ] Ford.

 

FIRKIN

Fir "kin, n. Etym: [From AS. feówer 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.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

firkin

fir kin |ˈfərkən ˈfərkən | ▶noun chiefly historical a small cask used chiefly for liquids, butter, or fish. • a unit of liquid volume equal to half a kilderkin (about 11 gallons or 41 liters ). ORIGIN Middle English ferdekyn, probably from the Middle Dutch diminutive of vierde ‘fourth ’ (a firkin originally contained a quarter of a barrel ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

firkin

firkin |ˈfəːkɪn | ▶noun a small cask formerly used for liquids, butter, or fish. • a unit of liquid volume equal to half a kilderkin (usually 9 imperial gallons or about 41 litres ). ORIGIN Middle English ferdekyn, probably from the Middle Dutch diminutive of vierde ‘fourth ’ (a firkin originally contained a quarter of a barrel ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

firkin

fir kin /fə́ː r kɪn /名詞 C 1 (バター 魚などを入れる )木製の小おけ .2 ファーキン 〘英国の容量単位; 1 /4 バレル (barrel )＝約41リットル 〙.