- ale-firkin
- n бочонок пива, эля
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.
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
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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