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hogshead
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Hogshead
A large wooden barrel or cask capable of holding from 100 gallons up.
Found op http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/gloss.html
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hogshead
[n] - a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages 2. [n] - a large cask especially one holding 63 gals Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=hogshead
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Hogshead
Another name for a small oak barrel (see barrique), used to ferment or mature wines in.
Found op http://www.surf4wine.co.uk/glossary.html
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Hogshead
A large, medieval beer barrel - equivalent to 54 Gallons which is 249.54 litres or 432 UK pints.
Found op http://www.caledonian-brewery.co.uk/brewery_glossary.html
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Hogshead
A wine barrel that holds approximately 239 litres (63 gallons).
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20673
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Hogshead
Hogs'head noun [ Dutch okshoofd ; akin to Swedish oxhufvud , Danish oxehoved , German oxhoft ; apparently meaning orig., ox head, but it is not known why this name was given. Confer Ox , Head .] 1. An ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/52
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hogshead
noun a large cask especially one holding 63 gals Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hogshead
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Hogshead
• (n.) An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe. • (n.) A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/hogshead/
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Hogshead
A hogshead is a large cask of liquid (or, less often, of a food commodity). More specifically, it refers to a specified volume, measured in either Imperial units or U.S. customary units, primarily applied to alcoholic beverages such as wine, ale, or cider. A tobacco hogshead was used in American co... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogshead
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hogshead
- a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
- a large cask especially one holding 63 gals
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Hogshead
The hogshead was a British measure of tobacco ranging from 12 to 18 cwt and of liquid, applied to beer being equal to six firkins and to wine 63 gallons (fixed in 1423). A hogshead of brandy varied between 45 and 60 gallons during the 19th century. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AH.HTM
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Hogshead
Often colloquially referred to as a 'hoggie,' the hogshead is a common size of whisky cask, having an approximate capacity of 55 gallons (250 litres.) Found op http://www.whisky-pages.com/about.shtml
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hogshead
a large cask or barrel, equal to 52 ½ imperial gallons. Found op http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.html
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hogshead
In Australia this is a 300 litre barrel. Confusingly the term is also used by some when they are referring to the barrique of Bordeaux, a smaller barrel. Found op http://www.thewinedoctor.com/glossary/h.shtml
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Hogshead
A large barrel, made from oak and used to mature spirit. The capacity of a hogshead was standardized first in an act of Parliament in 1423. The size now varies depending on the industry, for example a Sherry hogshead is slightly larger than a standard Madeira barely. A wine hogshead of today is arou... Found op http://www.masterofmalt.com/whisky-glossary/
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Hogshead
A cask that holds 54 imperial gallons. Found op http://www.brew-monkey.com/brewschool/glossary.php
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hogshead
1) 63 gallons 2) British capacity unit 3) Imperial capacity unit 4) Unit of measure equal to 63 gallons Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/hogshead/1
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Hogshead
Anglo American measure of capacity or a type drum (Ger. "pig head") with a volume of 238.67 liters 238.48 liters in England and the United States. A Hogshead consists of two Barrel been pulled out and a half Pipe and a quarter Do . In Europe, this corresponds to the old unit Oxhoft . See a... Found op http://www.wein-plus.eu/en/Hogshead_3.0.2505.html
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