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A firkin is a unit of volume or mass used in several situations. Its etymology is likely to be from the Middle English ferdekyn, probably from the Middle Dutch diminutive of vierde 'fourth' (a firkin originally contained a quarter of a barrel). Firkin also describes a small wooden cask or tub for butter, lard, liquids, or fish. [1] [2]
The furlong–firkin–fortnight (FFF) system is a humorous system of units based on unusual or impractical measurements. The length unit of the system is the furlong , the mass unit is the mass of a firkin of water, and the time unit is the fortnight .
Digital coupons (also known as e-coupons, e-clips or clipped deals) are the digital analogue of paper coupons which are used to provide customers with discounts or gifts in order to attract the purchase of some products. Mostly, grocery and drug stores offer e-coupon services in loyalty program events.
Firkin may refer to: Firkin (unit), small cask used for liquids, butter, salt, and sometimes fish: Firkin, a volume of beer; see English brewery cask units#Firkin; Firkin Brewery, a chain of pubs in the United Kingdom; Firkin Roos, an Australian rules football team in Britain; see Earls Court Kangaroos
Kh-25 being mounted on a Russian Su-24 at Khmeimim air base for use against Syrian insurgent targets. The Kh-25/Kh-25M (Russian: Х-25; NATO: AS-10 'Karen ') is a family of Soviet lightweight air-to-ground missiles with a modular range of guidance systems and a range of 10 km. [1] The anti-radiation variant (Kh-25MP) is known to NATO as the AS-12 'Kegler ' and has a range up to 40 km. [2 ...
Firkin pubs in Canada and the United States operate under the Firkin Group of Pubs franchise, a chain of English theme pubs founded in southern Ontario in 1987. [5] The naming scheme for the pubs is similar to that of the UK chain (for example, "The Crown and Firkin", in Whitby, Ontario), and many Firkin Group pubs in fact share their names with former UK Firkin Brewery pubs.
Richard Kegler is an American typographer and founding partner of P22 type foundry, [1] which originated in 1994 as an outgrowth of his Master's thesis project on Marcel Duchamp. Kegler's background in typography and book arts includes ventures in bookbinding and letterpress printing .
The Firkin Crane is a non-profit arts organisation based in the protected building of the same name in the Shandon area of Cork City in Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a theatre and dance centre and is a permanent base for Cork City Ballet and Crux Dance Theatre.