firkin

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firkin

lekkeri, nassakka, tynnyri, brittiläinen tilavuusyksikkö, nelikko.

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ainakin, jotensakin, jossakin, jostakin, pakostakin, minnekin, jonnekin, kunnekin, kaikin, likin...

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Englannin sanakirja

firkin (englanti > suomi)

1. nelikko

firkin englanniksi

1. puhekieltä A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. Eng.

2. 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 205:

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.

3. puhekieltä A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.

4. A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds.

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