hogsheadˈhɔgzˌhɛd, ˈhɒgz-
hogshead (n)
English Definitions:
hogshead (noun)
a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
hogshead (noun)
a large cask especially one holding 63 gals
hogshead (Noun)
An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52 1/2 imperial gallons; a half pipe.
hogshead (Noun)
A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
Hogshead
A hogshead is a large cask of liquid. More specifically, it refers to a specified volume, measured in either imperial or US customary, primarily applied to alcoholic beverages such as wine, ale, or cider. A tobacco hogshead was used in American colonial times to transport and store tobacco. It was a very large wooden barrel. A standardized hogshead measured 48 inches long and 30 inches in diameter at the head. Fully packed with tobacco, it weighed about 1,000 pounds. A wine hogshead contains about 300 L. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that the hogshead was first standardized by an act of Parliament in 1423, though the standards continued to vary by locality and content. For example, the OED cites an 1897 edition of Whitaker's Almanack, which specified the number of gallons of wine in a hogshead varying by type of wine: claret 46 imperial gallons, port 57 imperial gallons, sherry 54 imperial gallons; and Madeira 46 imperial gallons. The American Heritage Dictionary claims that a hogshead can consist of anything from 62.5 to 140 US gallons.
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