Fĭr'kin, n.

(18), n. [From A-S. feower, four, Dan. fire, and the diminutive termination kin.]

1. A measure of capacity, being the fourth part of a barrel, and equal to nine ale gallons, or seven and a half imperial gallons.
2. A small vessel or cask of indeterminate size; — used chiefly for butter and lard. [U. S.]