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noun
- a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
- a small wooden vessel or tub for butter, lard, etc.
noun
- a small wooden barrel or similar container
- British a unit of capacity equal to nine gallons
“small cask, fourth part of a barrel,” late 14c., apparently from Middle Dutch *vierdekijn, diminutive of vierde, literally “fourth, fourth part” (see fourth).