"firlot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firlots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} firlot (plural firlots)
  1. (Scotland) A measure of capacity, once used for corn etc, equal to four pecks. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-firlot-en-noun-gEa7GoFZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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