firkin | 1 firkin | 2 firkin | 3 firkin | 4 firkin | 5 firkin | 6 firkin | 7 firkin | 8 firkin | 9 firkin | 10 firkin | 11 firkin | 12 firkin | 13 firkin | 14 firkin | 15 firkin | 16 firkin | 17 firkin | 18 firkin | 19 firkin | 20 firkin | 21 firkin | 22 firkin | 23 firkin | 24 firkin | 25 firkin | 26 firkin | 27 firkin | 28 firkin | 29 firkin | 30 firkin | 31 firkin | 32 firkin | 33 firkin | 34 firkin | 35 firkin | 36 firkin | 37 firkin | 38 firkin | 39 firkin | 40 firkin | 41 firkin | 42 firkin | 43 firkin | 44 firkin | 45 firkin | 46 firkin | 47 firkin | 48 firkin | 49 firkin | 50 firkin | 51 firkin | 52 firkin | 53 firkin | 54 firkin | 55 firkin | 56 firkin | 57 firkin | 58 firkin | 59 firkin | 60 firkin | 61 firkin | 62 firkin | 63 firkin | 64 firkin | 65 firkin | 66 firkin | 67 firkin | 68 firkin | 69 firkin | 70 firkin | 71 firkin | 72 firkin | 73 firkin | 74 firkin | 75 firkin | 76 firkin | 77 firkin | 78 firkin | 79 firkin | 80 firkin | 81 firkin | 82 firkin | 83 firkin | 84 firkin | 85 firkin | 86 firkin | 87 firkin | 88 firkin | 89 firkin | 90 firkin | 91 firkin | 92 firkin | 93 firkin | 94 firkin | 95 firkin | 96 firkin | 97 firkin | 98 firkin | 99 firkin | 100 firkin |
canadian cup | 180 c (CA) | 360 c (CA) | 540 c (CA) | 720 c (CA) | 900 c (CA) | 1 080 c (CA) | 1 260 c (CA) | 1 440 c (CA) | 1 620 c (CA) | 1 800 c (CA) | 1 980 c (CA) | 2 160 c (CA) | 2 340 c (CA) | 2 520 c (CA) | 2 700 c (CA) | 2 880 c (CA) | 3 060 c (CA) | 3 240 c (CA) | 3 420 c (CA) | 3 600 c (CA) | 3 780 c (CA) | 3 960 c (CA) | 4 140 c (CA) | 4 320 c (CA) | 4 500 c (CA) | 4 680 c (CA) | 4 860 c (CA) | 5 040 c (CA) | 5 220 c (CA) | 5 400 c (CA) | 5 580 c (CA) | 5 760 c (CA) | 5 940 c (CA) | 6 120 c (CA) | 6 300 c (CA) | 6 480 c (CA) | 6 660 c (CA) | 6 840 c (CA) | 7 020 c (CA) | 7 200 c (CA) | 7 380 c (CA) | 7 560 c (CA) | 7 740 c (CA) | 7 920 c (CA) | 8 100 c (CA) | 8 280 c (CA) | 8 460 c (CA) | 8 640 c (CA) | 8 820 c (CA) | 9 000 c (CA) | 9 180 c (CA) | 9 360 c (CA) | 9 540 c (CA) | 9 720 c (CA) | 9 900 c (CA) | 10 080 c (CA) | 10 260 c (CA) | 10 440 c (CA) | 10 620 c (CA) | 10 800 c (CA) | 10 980 c (CA) | 11 160 c (CA) | 11 340 c (CA) | 11 520 c (CA) | 11 700 c (CA) | 11 880 c (CA) | 12 060 c (CA) | 12 240 c (CA) | 12 420 c (CA) | 12 600 c (CA) | 12 780 c (CA) | 12 960 c (CA) | 13 140 c (CA) | 13 320 c (CA) | 13 500 c (CA) | 13 680 c (CA) | 13 860 c (CA) | 14 040 c (CA) | 14 220 c (CA) | 14 400 c (CA) | 14 580 c (CA) | 14 760 c (CA) | 14 940 c (CA) | 15 120 c (CA) | 15 300 c (CA) | 15 480 c (CA) | 15 660 c (CA) | 15 840 c (CA) | 16 020 c (CA) | 16 200 c (CA) | 16 380 c (CA) | 16 560 c (CA) | 16 740 c (CA) | 16 920 c (CA) | 17 100 c (CA) | 17 280 c (CA) | 17 460 c (CA) | 17 640 c (CA) | 17 820 c (CA) | 18 000 c (CA) |
The ale or beer firkin (from Middle Dutch vierdekijn meaning "fourth") is a quarter of an ale or beer barrel or half a kilderkin. This unit is much smaller than the wine firkin. Casks in this size (themselves called firkins) are the most common container for cask ale.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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firkin | ≡ 9 gal (imp) | = 0.04091481 m3 | Imperial/US |
firkins | canadian cups | firkins | canadian cups |
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1 | = 180 | 6 | = 1080 |
2 | = 360 | 7 | = 1260 |
3 | = 540 | 8 | = 1440 |
4 | = 720 | 9 | = 1620 |
5 | = 900 | 10 | = 1800 |
Canada now usually employs the metric cup of 250 mL but its conventional cup was somewhat smaller than both American and imperial units.
1 Canadian cup = 8 imperial fluid ounce = 1/20 imperial gallon = 227.3045 millilitres
1 tablespoon = 1/2 imperial fluid ounce
1 teaspoon = 1/6 imperial fluid ounce
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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canadian cup | c (CA) | ≡ 10 fl oz (imp) | = 284.130625×10−6 m3 | Imperial/US |
canadian cups | firkins | canadian cups | firkins |
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1 | = 0.0055555555555556 | 6 | = 0.033333333333333 |
2 | = 0.011111111111111 | 7 | = 0.038888888888889 |
3 | = 0.016666666666667 | 8 | = 0.044444444444444 |
4 | = 0.022222222222222 | 9 | = 0.05 |
5 | = 0.027777777777778 | 10 | = 0.055555555555556 |
firkins | canadian cups |
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1 | = 180 |
0.0055556 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |