Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Firlot

Fir′lot

,
Noun.
[Scot., the fourth part of a boll of grain, from a word equiv. to E.
four + lot
part, portion. See
Firkin
.]
A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of a boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the imperial bushel as 998 to 1000; the barley firlot as 1456 to 1000.
Brande & C.

Webster 1828 Edition

Firlot

FIR'LOT

,
Noun.
A dry measure used in Scotland. The oat firlot contains 21 1/4 pints of that country; the wheat firlot 224 cubic inches; the barley firlot 21 standard pints.

Definition 2024

firlot

firlot

English

Noun

firlot ‎(plural firlots)

  1. (Scotland) A measure of capacity, once used for corn etc, equal to four pecks

Similar Results