Synonyms for firkin
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fur-kin |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr kɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for firkin Other synonyms for the word firkin
- alembic
- barrel
- barrelet
- bathtub
- beaker
- bin
- bucket
- bunker
- butt
- caisson
- canteen
- carafe
- casket
- cauldron
- chamber
- chest
- churn
- cistern
- container
- cradle
- crock
- cylinder
- dish
- drum
- ewer
- firkin
- flask
- hamper
- hod
- hogshead
- hopper
- hot tub
- humidor
- hutch
- jar
- jeroboam
- jug
- keg
- kettle
- magnum
- package
- packet
- pail
- pipe
- pit
- pod
- poke
- pot
- pottery
- pouch
- purse
- receptacle
- reliquary
- repository
- sac
- sack
- scuttle
- spa
- stein
- storage
- tank
- tub
- tubbable
- tun
- utensil
- vase
- vat
- vessel
- vial
Définition of firkin
Origin :- "small cask, fourth part of a barrel," late 14c., apparently from Middle Dutch *vierdekijn, diminutive of vierde, literally "fourth, fourth part" (see fourth).
- As in keg : noun barrel
- As in barrel : noun cylindrical container
- As in cask : noun rounded container for liquids
- As in tub : noun container
- As in container : noun holder for physical object
- Up he got from his seat upon the firkin, and his head was in the shadows of the smoky timbers.
- Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
- He brought me a firkin of butter for my wife, which is very welcome.
- Extract from : « Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete » by Samuel Pepys
- The firkin was brought, turned upside down, and Joe mounted it.
- Extract from : « Fighting the Sea » by Edward A. Rand
- Cranberries will keep all winter in a firkin of water in the cellar.
- Extract from : « The Young Housekeeper's Friend » by Mrs. (Mary Hooker) Cornelius
- "I hope he will not try that firkin I packed that hot week in July," Mother would say.
- Extract from : « My Boyhood » by John Burroughs
- Mr. Firkin, as usual, was rigorously gentlemanly, in the quiet way.
- Extract from : « The Potiphar Papers » by George William Curtis
- At that moment in the box opposite, I saw our friends, Mr. Boosey and Mr. Firkin.
- Extract from : « The Potiphar Papers » by George William Curtis
- I have taken your place, and Firkin expects you at New York.
- Extract from : « Ayala's Angel » by Anthony Trollope
- Liar that thou art, Kerry—it would take a cask of one, and a firkin of the other to make up the necessary ointment!
- Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
- At Loanda, capital of the kingdom of Angola, a firkin of wine sells for above thirty pounds sterling.
- Extract from : « Ebrietatis Encomium » by Boniface Oinophilus
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