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hogshead 1. a unit of capacity, used esp for alcoholic beverages. It has several values, being 54 imperial gallons in the case of beer and 52.5 imperial gallons in the case of wine 2. a large cask used for shipment of wines and spirits How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At every man's elbow stood his leathern blackjack of beer, while at the further end a hogshead with its end knocked in promised an abundant supply for the future. They brought me a second hogshead, which I drank in the same manner, and made signs for more, but they had none to give me. I've the sort of mouth for that --the hogshead mouth. |
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