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  • 1fir|kin — «FUR kuhn», noun. 1. a quarter of a barrel, used in Great Britain as a measure of capacity. A firkin equals either about 9 imperial gallons or about 56 pounds. 2. a small wooden cask for liquids, fish, butter, and other commodity. ╂[Middle… …

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  • 2Lone Fir Cemetery — type = Public owner = Metro size = 30.5 acres graves= 25,000+ website = [http://www.metro region.org/article.cfm?articleid=12696 official site] Lone Fir Cemetery in the southeast section of Portland, Oregon, United States is a cemetery owned and… …

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  • 3firkin — (fir)    1. a traditional unit of volume equal to 1/4 barrel or 1/2 kilderkin. Since barrels are of various sizes, the capacity of a firkin varies. Based on the standard U.S. barrel of 31.5 gallons, a firkin would equal 7.875 gallons, 1.05 cubic… …

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  • 4firkin — fir•kin [[t]ˈfɜr kɪn[/t]] n. 1) a small wooden vessel or tub for butter, lard, etc 2) wam an early English unit of capacity usu. equal to a quarter of a barrel • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME ferdkyn, firdekyn=ferde (var. of ferthe fourth) + kin… …

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  • 9tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …

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