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    [Noun]  | "fir*kin" | \ ˈfər-kən \


    1: a small wooden vessel or cask

    2: any of various British units of capacity usually equal to 1/4 barrel

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, ultimately from Middle Dutch veerdel fourth, from veer four; akin to Old English fēower{mat|four|};

    [Noun]  | "firkin" 


    1: an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages;


      * e.g., " ... the innkeeper opened up a firkin of his special ale for the weary travelers "



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     [ "firkin" ]

    1: Touching lower genitals - constantly.

      * e.g.,  ... Neel, stop firkin yourself! 

     [ "firkin" ]

    1: Something unspeakable you perform with your unmentionables.

      * e.g.,  ... Professor Hill caught Jennings having a quick firkin in the lavotories and nearly ended himself on the spot. 

     [ "firkins" ]

    1: nine gallon cask. A barrel is a thirty six gallon cask, although that term has gained curreny for any size of comercial beer cask or keg.

      * e.g.,  ... can i have two firkins of bass this week please (brewery-ha! would be nice!)  

     [ "Firkin" ]

    1: Great irish-punk band from Hungary.

      * e.g.,  ... "When Firkin blasts into the strings, the spark of Celtic party cracks. The audience leaves the ground again and again. 100 times, 1000 times. Sounds good? It will!! Fire!" (Unit Magazine) 

     [ "Firkin" ]

    2: The madly hopping flautist, PJ pulled up a brand new group called Firkin in the summer of 200 The band injects unadulterated, energetic Irish punk into the veins of the present day musical circulation.

     [ "Firkin" ]

    1: A wooden vessel used to store butter or lard

      * e.g.,  ... Josh put the firkin in the storage room 

     [ "Queen's vaults (aka. The Firkin)" ]

    1: A craphole pub in Cardiff city centre that caters for under 18 goth children who cannot get served for alcohol anywhere else.

      * e.g.,  ... Are you going to the firkin? 

     [ "Queen's vaults (aka. The Firkin)" ]

    2: Is closely guarded by Jim who will not hesitate to whack you with his broom is you get any way out of line.

      * e.g.,  ... Yes mate, cos its the only place I can get drunk! 

     [ "Queen's vaults (aka. The Firkin)" ]

    3: Also is notorious for serving great curly fries with a side order of Mayonnaise (aka. Rimmer's spunk)

     [ "doobury firkin" ]

    1: Something you can't remember the correct name for.

      * e.g.,  ... I need to get a doobury firkin 

     [ "Firkin" ]

    1: A British Standard measure of excess usually expressed in units of two, e.g. two firkin big.

      * e.g.,  ... I tried to get this condom on my cock but it is "two firkin small" 

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