A fist

A stopper; spec. a large cork stopper for the 'mouth' of a cask, [OED]

The OED gives Berk : to clot. make matted. In this context burk seems to mean something like overpower or defeat.

Robert Burns (1759-1796) Scottish poet and lyricist - regarded as the national poet of Scotland

A measure of capacity used for corn, fruit, etc., containing four pecks or eight gallons  [OED] (approximately 36.4 litres)

Before 1850, A stuffed pad worn below the waist under a woman's skirt to distend it. The Workwoman's Guide published in 1838, recommends that bustles be made in jean, strong calico, or glazed calico. Two bustles (Fig. 30-32 and Fig. 31) are essentially flounced fabric. Fig. 33 is a "down bustle," [Ref: http://demodecouture.com/late-18th-century-skirt-supports/].

Bustles became much larger later in the see bustle(2)

A servant who has charge of the wine-cellar and dispenses the liquor. Formerly also, one who hands round wine, a cup-bearer. He is now usually the head-servant of a household, who keeps the plate, etc. (OED)

A cask for ale or wine, capacity varying from 108 to 140 gallons [OED]  409-530 Litres

Full of health, vigour, and good temper; well-favoured, plump and comely, ‘jolly’, comfortable-looking (in person). (Chiefly of women.)

Probably as in "buzz off"; to leave immediately. [CPB]

George Gordon Byron,(1788–1824) Poet