firkin

• Petit tonneau ou baril utilisé pour stocker des liquides, notamment la bière ou l'huile, autrefois aussi une unité de mesure aujourd'hui largement obsolète.

A small cask or barrel used for storing liquids, especially beer or butter, now largely obsolete as a common unit of measurement.

1. Small cask for liquidsC2formalbritish

   A small barrel or cask used for storing liquids, especially beer or butter.

   Petit fût

   • The brewery stored the ale in a wooden firkin.
   • He bought a firkin of butter from the local market.
   • The old cellar contained several firkins of wine.

   Synonymesbarrelcaskkeg

2. Unit of measurementC2formalbritish

   A unit of volume used for liquids, typically equal to 9 imperial gallons (about 41 liters) for beer.

   Firkin (unité de mesure)

   • The recipe called for a firkin of ale.
   • The merchant sold the beer by the firkin.
   • A firkin of oil was delivered to the inn.