Firkin vs Firking - What's the difference?
firkin | firking |
(British) A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. [Eng.]
* 1882 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , Volume 4, p. 205:
(US) A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.
A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds.
As a noun firkin
is (british) a varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons [eng].As a verb firking is
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(wikipedia firkin)Noun
(en noun)- 23 Hen. VIII, cap. 4... The barrel of beer is to hold 36 gallons, the kilderkin 18 gallons the firkin 9. But the barrel, kilderkin, and firkin of ale are to contain 32, 16, and 8 gallons.
