Used as a measure of capacity: Half a kilderkin. (The ‘barrel’, ‘kilderkin’, and ‘firkin’ varied in capacity according to the commodity.)
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > barrel or cask as unit > firkin (2) firkin1465 Used as a measure of capacity: Half a kilderkin. (The ‘barrel’, ‘kilderkin’, and ‘firkin’ varied in capacity according to the commodity.) ale firkin1683 a small cask for ale, typically of a quarter of the capacity of an ale barrel (see ale barrel n.), (now) approx. 40.9 litres. |
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