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hogshead

DEFINITIONS OF: hogshead

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n a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages

Type of:
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

n a large cask especially one holding 63 gals

Type of:
barrel, cask
a cylindrical container that holds liquids
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