firkin

This dainty way, however, would hardly make a bad article good, and no one would crave a berry of ancient firkin butter.

A firkin or a large pail which does not leak and which can be devoted to the purpose is needed for slacking the lime.

One of these like the butter firkin on shore, could not patiently submit to everything, and—broke!

The bottom of a butter firkin can stand what is reasonable, but what self–respecting firkin will submit to everything?

Down he came, partly in the firkin and partly outside of it, falling in a very mixed condition.