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English noun: hogshead

1. hogshead (quantity) a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages


Broader (hypernym)British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit


Part holonymbarrel, bbl

2. hogshead (artifact) a large cask especially one holding 63 gals


Broader (hypernym)barrel, cask









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