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hogshead definition

hogs·head (hôgz′hed′)

noun

  1. a large barrel or cask holding from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters)
  2. any of various units of liquid measure, esp. one equal to 63 gallons or 52 imperial gallons (238 liters)

Etymology: ME hoggeshede, lit., hog's head: reason for name uncert.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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