資料來源 : pyDict
木制小桶,容量名
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Firkin \Fir"kin\, n. [From AS. fe['o]wer four (or an allied
word, perh. Dutch or Danish) + -kin. See {Four}.]
1. A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth
part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine
imperial gallons. [Eng.]
2. A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, --
used for butter, lard, etc. [U.S.]
資料來源 : WordNet®
firkin
n 1: a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
2: a small wooden keg