FIRLOT

Noun

firlot (plural firlots)

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

Source: Wiktionary

Fir"lot, n. Etym: [Scot., the fourth part of a boll of grain, from a word equiv. to E. four + lot part, portion. See Firkin.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition