Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Firkin"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Firkin
Used only in John 2:6; the Attic amphora, equivalent to the
Hebrew bath (q.v.), a measure for liquids containing about 8 7/8
gallons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
firkin
n 1: a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
2: a small wooden keg
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