First recorded around 1400–50.
Comes from the late Middle English word ferdkyn or firdekyn.
This is formed from a variant of ferthe, meaning \"fourth,\" and the diminutive suffix -kin.
Sign up for more Word of the Day!

\r\nEXAMPLES OF FIRKIN\r\n

The antique store had a collection of quaint firkins on display, each with its own unique design.
After the harvest festival, the townspeople gathered around to share stories over slices of bread from a firkin of butter.

\r\nIt's National Poetry Month, and we’ve created a challenge that really is for everyone. Today’s the last day to submit!","audio":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/F01/F0166000.mp3","definitions":[{"partofspeech":"noun","data":"a small wooden vessel or tub for butter, lard, etc."}],"examples":[],"imageUrl":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/firkin_IG.png","accentColor":"#0063D7"}},"status":"succeeded"}},"meta":{"requestId":"ft-aBfaq8nSz5DtPok1F3","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"japanese-archipelago","entry":"Japanese archipelago"},{"slug":"japanese-artichoke","entry":"Japanese artichoke"},{"slug":"japanese-barberry","entry":"Japanese barberry"},{"slug":"japanese-basil","entry":"Japanese basil"},{"slug":"japanese-beetle","entry":"Japanese beetle"}],"after":[{"slug":"japanese-cedar","entry":"Japanese cedar"},{"slug":"japanese-chin","entry":"Japanese Chin"},{"slug":"japanese-clematis","entry":"Japanese clematis"},{"slug":"japanese-flowering-cherry","entry":"Japanese flowering cherry"},{"slug":"japanese-gelatin","entry":"Japanese gelatin"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"japanese-black-pine"},"requestId":"SIxIxeO1fc6uFTBCnl6C5","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"japanese-black-pine"},"requestId":"VALiWA72T7GG8uJbPpZbs","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"Entry","audioPronunciations":[],"confusableNotes":[],"genderNotes":[],"grammarNotes":[],"headword":{"displayForm":"Japanese black pine","slug":"japanese-black-pine"},"idioms":[],"orderKey":99999010,"ordinal":10,"origin":null,"partOfSpeechBlock":[{"definitions":[{"antonymsConnection":{"edges":[]},"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"def\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"a pine,\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"Pinus thunbergiana,\", \"type\": \"emphasis\"}, {\"text\": \"of Japan, grown as a seaside ornamental in the U.S.\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]","examples":[],"ordinal":1,"subdefinitions":[],"synonymsConnection":{"edges":[]}}],"inflectionSets":[],"labelSet":null,"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationNotes":[],"pronunciationSet":null,"relatedFormSets":[],"sensitiveNotes":[],"spellingNotes":[],"synonymStudy":[],"usageAlerts":[],"usageNotes":[],"variants":[],"verbPhrases":[]}],"url":"japanese-black-pine"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"japanese-black-pine"},"requestId":"NB1TUqRLdQMT3_u1yZDwp","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"japanese-black-pine","displayForm":"Japanese black pine","canonicalSlug":"japanese-black-pine","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6b7368.67f","type":"normal","entry":"Japanese black pine","entrySyllabified":"Japanese black pine","entryVariants":[],"homograph":null,"pronunciation":null,"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a pine, Pinus thunbergiana, of Japan, grown as a seaside ornamental in the U.S.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":""}],"origin":null,"originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"confusables":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":81974,"index-rank-01":["japanese black pine"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":["japanese black pine's","japanese black pines","japanese black pines'"],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"categoryId":"143","complexityScore":0.2841165933340226,"gradeLevel":"middle_school","tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"japanese-black-pine"},"requestId":"slU9ot-LgDxMjsR_oQn_Q","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["Japanese","Javanese","Japanize","Capaneus","Japanesque","Japanism"],"tuna":["japanned","japan","jones","happens","spans","caponize","happiness","jeans","pansy","carpings","japing","sapience","jumpiness","japanning","sappiness","gayness","Janings","canines","cleanse","joyance","tapings","copings","Johnness","caginess","canoness","dopiness","gameness","ripeness","de pones","de-pones","re pines","re-pines"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"Japanese","slug":"japanese"},{"displayForm":"Javanese","slug":"javanese"},{"displayForm":"Japanize","slug":"japanize"},{"displayForm":"Capaneus","slug":"capaneus"},{"displayForm":"Japanesque","slug":"japanesque"},{"displayForm":"Japanism","slug":"japanism"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"japanned","slug":"japanned"},{"displayForm":"japan","slug":"japan"},{"displayForm":"jones","slug":"jones"},{"displayForm":"happens","slug":"happens"},{"displayForm":"spans","slug":"spans"},{"displayForm":"caponize","slug":"caponize"},{"displayForm":"happiness","slug":"happiness"},{"displayForm":"jeans","slug":"jeans"},{"displayForm":"pansy","slug":"pansy"},{"displayForm":"carpings","slug":"carpings"},{"displayForm":"japing","slug":"japing"},{"displayForm":"sapience","slug":"sapience"},{"displayForm":"jumpiness","slug":"jumpiness"},{"displayForm":"japanning","slug":"japanning"},{"displayForm":"sappiness","slug":"sappiness"},{"displayForm":"gayness","slug":"gayness"},{"displayForm":"canines","slug":"canines"},{"displayForm":"cleanse","slug":"cleanse"},{"displayForm":"joyance","slug":"joyance"},{"displayForm":"tapings","slug":"tapings"},{"displayForm":"copings","slug":"copings"},{"displayForm":"caginess","slug":"caginess"},{"displayForm":"canoness","slug":"canoness"},{"displayForm":"dopiness","slug":"dopiness"},{"displayForm":"gameness","slug":"gameness"},{"displayForm":"ripeness","slug":"ripeness"},{"displayForm":"de pones","slug":"de%20pones"},{"displayForm":"de-pones","slug":"de-pones"},{"displayForm":"re pines","slug":"re%20pines"},{"displayForm":"re-pines","slug":"re-pines"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"japanese-black-pine"},"requestId":"zIhCFl-n9aoXUxxDB1d56","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Japanese black pine

noun

Word of the Day