hogshead - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • claret: We were told that every week a hogshead of claret was drunk at his table.
  • tobacco: Large warehouses were built to house American hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing half a ton.
  • beer: They had to manhandle hogsheads of beer ( that is 54 gallons ) into cellars by ropes.
  • ale: The fat cow for this day was given by the " principal Gentleman " , along with " many Hogsheads of Ale " .

Adjective modifier

  • American: Large warehouses were built to house American hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing half a ton.
  • French: The wine was aged in predominantly French oak hogsheads for around 24 months before bottling.

Noun used with modifier

  • refill: A refill hogshead has left this the color of apple nectar.
  • oak: The wine was matured in a mixture of French and American oak hogsheads for 14 months in the underground cellars at Magill.
  • sugar: An eye witness account of the time records the nightly traffic of sugar hogsheads being delivered by horse and cart from Liverpool.
  • sherry: Large ' raindrop ' beads appear in the glass with a rich gold coloring from the refill sherry hogshead.
  • half: Malt, one with 2 small tubs in the buttery, five hogsheads, and one half hogshead, and a barrel.

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