firkin

Example Sentences

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He uses an antique wooden firkin once used for storing flour and sugar to sit on that the older French speaking duck hunters call a “bedon.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2020

In the flesh, Ruth Davidson, 37, is a firkin of fun, speaks with a machine-gun delivery and can hold her own.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2016

"Cousin Jane and Sylvie might go into business, as did the poor weavers of Toad Lane, with their sack of oatmeal, firkin of butter, a little sugar and flour," said Jack laughingly.

From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

You will get a half-piece of linen, a firkin of butter, a sheep or a cow.

From Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Noyes, George Rapall

An old trunk, a small barrel, or a large butter or lard firkin or tin will serve the purpose.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education