FIRKIN


Meaning of FIRKIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfə:kɪn ]

n. 1 a small cask for liquids, butter, fish, etc. 2 Brit. (as a measure) half a kilderkin (8 or 9 gallons). [ME ferdekyn, prob. f. MDu. vierdekijn (unrecorded) dimin. of vierde fourth]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.