firlot,
n. [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. [1913 Webster]