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Definition of Hogshead

Hogshead
Hogshead Hogs"head, n. [D. okshoofd; akin to Sw. oxhufvud, Dan. oxehoved, G. oxhoft; apparently meaning orig., ox head, but it is not known why this name was given. Cf. Ox, Head.] 1. An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52? imperial gallons; a half pipe. Note: The London hogshead of beer was 54 beer gallons, the London hogshead of ale was 48 ale gallons. Elsewhere in England the ale and beer hogsheads held 51 gallons. These measures are no longer in use, except for cider. 2. A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons. [U. S.]

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- A hogshead (abbreviated "hhd", plural "hhds") is a large cask of liquid (or, less often, of a food commodity). More specifically, it refers to a specified...
- A hogshead is a large cask of liquid, and also a measure of volume. Hogshead may also refer to: Hogshead Publishing, a former British game company Sally...
- beer was equal to half a tun, two hogsheads, three tierce, or 108 imperial gallons (129.7 US gal; 491.0 L). The hogshead of beer and ale was equal to a quarter...
- Nancy Hogshead-Makar (née Hogshead, born April 17, 1962) is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she...
- Sally Hogshead is a New York Times bestselling author, National Speakers ****ociation Hall of Fame speaker, chief executive officer of How to Fascinate...
- and wine cooperage industries.[clarification needed] Examples include a hogshead of 300 L (66 imp gal; 79 US gal), a barrique of 220 L (48 imp gal; 58 US gal)...
- Head cheese (Dutch: hoofdkaas) or brawn is a cold cut terrine or meat jelly that originated in Europe.[where?] It is made with flesh from the head of a...
- Smiling Hogshead Ranch (SHR) is a community garden located in Long Island City in New York City. It was originally a guerilla garden on the abandoned tracks...
- Hogshead Publishing was a British game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. In October 1994, James Wallis founded Hogshead Publishing...
- and is distinguished from other unit measurements, such as firkins, hogsheads, and kilderkins. Wine was shipped in barrels of 119 litres (31 US gal;...