hogshead

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Synonyms: hoghead, hophead, hosehead, hothead, horsehead, doghead, holyhead, hogherd, hogsheads, hot head, hot-head

Antonyms: hoghead, hophead, hosehead, hothead, horsehead, doghead, holyhead, hogherd, hogsheads, hot head, hot-head

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Britain}} A [[cask]] of a certain size; its [[volume]] used as a [[measure#Noun|measure]] of [[capacity]] for [[liquid]]s, containing 63 [[wine gallon]]s, or about {{frac|52|1|2}} [[imperial]] [[gallon]]s (a [[half]] [[pipe#Noun|pipe]]).
2. A large [[barrel#Noun|barrel]] or [[cask]] of [[indefinite]] [[contents]], especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.

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