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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Firkin \Fir"kin\, n. [From AS fe['o]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: firkin n 1: a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons 2: a small wooden barrel or cask From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: 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.
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