hogshead

Etymology


From Late, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , from , + , equivalent to. The connection between the cask and the head of a hog is, but may refer to the shape of the cask. The word has often been borrowed into other languages as “-head”.

Noun

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

Derived terms

 * couch a hogshead

Translations

 * Danish: oksehoved
 * Dutch:, oxhoofd
 * Estonian:
 * Galician: bocoi
 * German: Oxhoft
 * Ido:
 * Middle English: hoggeshed
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: oksehode
 * Nynorsk: oksehovud
 * Polish: okseft
 * Portuguese: meia pipa, hogshead
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: togsaid, tocasaid
 * Swedish: oxhuvud
 * Vietnamese: Bơrin


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: oksehoved
 * Dutch:, oxhoofd
 * Galician: bocoi
 * German: Oxhoft
 * Middle English: hoggeshed
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: oksehode
 * Nynorsk: oksehovud
 * Polish: okseft
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: togsaid, tocasaid
 * Spanish: bocoy
 * Swedish: oxhuvud

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  an English measure of liquids