firkin
Kelime Anlamı :

1. küçük fıçı/kask.
2. bir ingiliz sıvı ölçü birimi.
3. ufak yağ fıçısı.
4. (isim) küçük fıçı.
5. küçük fıçı.
Tanımlar :
1. A small wooden barrel or covered vessel.
2. any of several british units of capacity, usually equal to about 1/4 of a barrel or 9 gallons (34 liters).
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.
2. A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
2. A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A measure of capacity, usually the fourth part of a barrel, and varying in magnitude with the barrel.
2. A small wooden vessel or cask of no determinate capacity, used chiefly for butter, tallow, soap, etc.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a british unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
2. a small wooden keg
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.