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Definition of: firkin
(fûr′kən) noun
1. A wooden vessel for lard, etc.
2. An English measure equal to one fourth of a barrel, or 40.9 liters: in the United States, 34.068 liters. [ME ferdekyn <MDu. vierde fourth + -KIN]
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