A Firkin is an old English unit of volume. The name is derived from the
Middle Dutch word vierdekijn, which means fourth, i.e. a fourth of a full-size barrel. The firkin (a firkin of water) is the base unit of mass in the
FFF (
Furlong/
Firkin/
Fortnight) System of units.Nor need you mind the serial ordeal Of being watched from forty cellar holes As if by eye pairs out of forty firkins. —
Robert Frost, "Directive" For
beer and
ale a firkin is equal to 9 Imperial
gallons (about 40.915
l) or a quarter of a
barrel. Casks in this size (themselves called firkins) are the most common container for
cask ale. The word "firkin" (as in "Fox & Firkin") is frequently considered a suitably atmospheric word by those naming an English-style
pub — by implication, the establishment will thus be either a new pub in the UK or a foreign imitation of a British pub.
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Феркин (, — четвёртая часть; первоначально мера равнялась четверти
барреля) — в англоязычных странах мера вместимости жидкостей, а также мера веса. Размер феркина зависит от того, что именно им измеряют.
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BARILOTTO. FIRKIN