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Definition of Firlot
1. n. 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.
Definition of Firlot
1. Noun. (Scotland) A measure of capacity, once used for corn etc, equal to four pecks ¹
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Definition of Firlot
1. an old measure of grain etc [n -S]
Medical Definition of Firlot
1. 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. Origin: Scot, the fourth part of a boll of grain, from a word equiv. To E. Four + lot part, portion. See Firkin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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