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Definition hogshead

Etymology

From Late Middle English hogshead, hagyshed, hogeyshed, hoggesyde, hokkeshed, Middle English hoggeshed, hogges-hed, hogeshed, hoggeshede, hoggesheed, hoggesheudes, hoggesheved, hoggishede, hoggisheed, hoggyssehed, hogyshed, hoogeshed (�measure of liquid capacity equivalent to about 63 gallons; large barrel or cask�, literally �hog�s head�), from hog, hogge (�swine, especially a castrated male swine�) + hed (�animal or human head�), equivalent to hog +‎ 's +‎ head. The connection between the cask and the head of a hog is uncertain, but may refer to the shape of the cask. The word has often been borrowed into other languages as �ox-head�.

Noun

hogshead (plural hogsheads)

1. (Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52� imperial gallons; a half pipe.
2. A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.

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