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firkin

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: firkin

1
 n
a small wooden keg
2
 n
a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: firkin
1

n a small wooden keg

Type of:
keg
small cask or barrel
2

n a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons

Type of:
British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
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