Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun firkin

2 senses of firkin

Sense 1
firkin -- (a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons)
       => British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit -- (a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet)

Sense 2
firkin -- (a small wooden keg)
       => keg -- (small cask or barrel)