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• Firkin — (spr. för ), engl. Biermaß, = 9, für Ale in Nordamerika und den brit. Kolonien = 8 Gallons; auch Gewicht für Butter, Käse und Seife = 56, für weiche Seife = 64 Pfund Avoirdupois …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Firkin — (spr. för ), altes engl. Maß für Ale = 8 Gallons (37 l), Porter = 9 Gallons (41,6 l); jetziges Biermaß zu 9 Imperial Gallons = 40,89 l; altes Gewicht für Butter = 56 engl. Handelspfund (25,4 kg), Seife = 64 Handelspfund (29 kg) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

• Firkin — Firkin, engl. Biermaß, für Ale = 18314/5, für Porter = 20604/5 Par. Kubikzoll …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

• Firkin Brewery — The Firkin Brewery was a chain of pubs in the United Kingdom. The original UK chain is now defunct, but a number of pubs operate under the Firkin name in other countries. The chain took its name from the firkin, an old English unit of… …   Wikipedia

• Firkin — A Firkin is an old English unit of volume. The name is derived from the Middle Dutch word vierdekijn, which means fourth, i.e. a fourth of a full size barrel. Nor need you mind the serial ordeal Of being watched from forty cellar holes As if by… …   Wikipedia

• firkin — noun /ˈfɜː(r)kɪn/ a) A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. [Eng.] 23 Hen. VIII, cap. 4... The barrel of beer is to hold 36 gallons, the kilderkin 18… …   Wiktionary

• firkin' — adj fucking. This word is generally thought of and used as a joky euphemism, inspired by the similarity of the taboo word with the archaic name for a cask of ale. In fact firk existed as a verb in its own right in early modern English. It meant… …   Contemporary slang

• Cask ale — or cask conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned (including secondary fermentation) and served from a cask, usually without additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide pressure. Cask ale may also be… …   Wikipedia

• Dry Dock Brewing Company — Industry Alcoholic beverage Founded 2005 Founder(s) Kevin DeLange Kevin Kellogg Headquarters Auro …   Wikipedia

• Churches and places of worship in Brighton and Hove — This article describes Christian churches and places of worship of other religious denominations in the English city of Brighton and Hove.Made up of the adjacent but formerly separate towns of Brighton and Hove along with surrounding villages and …   Wikipedia

• Barrel — For other uses, see Barrel (disambiguation). For the use of oak aging barrels in wine, see Oak (wine). Traditional oak barrels in Chile …   Wikipedia