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firkin

fir·kin

UK/ˈfɜːkɪn/ US/ˈfɝkɪn/ uncommon uk us

noun

1.

a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons

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Origin

From Middle Dutch *vierdekijn, diminutive of vierde (“fourth”), from vier (“four”); equivalent to fourth + -kin.

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