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Definition of Hogsheads

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.]

Meaning of Hogsheads from wikipedia

- the number of hogsheads of sugar or mol****es produced. Used for sugar in the 18th & 19th centuries in the British West Indies, a hogshead weighed on average...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- The butt is an obsolete English measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads, being between 450 and 1,060 litres (99 and 233 imp gal; 120 and 280 US gal)...
- 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...
- 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)...
- and is distinguished from other unit measurements, such as firkins, hogsheads, and kilderkins. Wine was shipped in barrels of 119 litres (31 US gal;...
- Hogshead Publishing was a British game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. In October 1994, James Wallis founded Hogshead Publishing...