Definition of hogsheads Hogsheads
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What does hogsheads mean?
Wiktionary 
- hogsheads (Noun)
Plural of hogshead.
Part of speech
🔤- hogsheads, noun, plural of hogshead.
WordNet
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| hogshead - a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages | ||
| british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet | ||
| hogshead - a large cask especially one holding 63 gals | ||
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Wiktionary
- hogshead (Noun)
An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52 1/2 imperial gallons; a half pipe. - hogshead (Noun)
A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hogshead (n.)
An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe. - hogshead (n.)
A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hogshead
hogz′hed, n. (Shak.) a large cask: a measure of capacity=52½ imperial gallons, or 63 old wine gallons; of beer=54 gallons; of claret=46 gallons; of tobacco (U.S.), varying from 750 to 1200 lb. [Corr. of Old Dut. okshoofd, ox-head; from the brand on the cask.]
Part of speech
🔤- hogshead, noun, singular of hogsheads.
