Defenition of the word firkin

• Defenition of the word firkin

  • An old English unit of volume equal to about nine Imperial gallons when dealing with beer/ale and one third of a tun when dealing with wine.
  • a small wooden barrel or cask
  • a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
  • a small wooden keg

Meronymys for the word firkin

• • congius
  • gallon
  • Imperial gallon
  • kilderkin

Hypernyms for the word firkin

• • British capacity unit
  • Imperial capacity unit
  • keg

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