Large+cask
31butt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French buter, boter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat more at beat Date: 13th century intransitive verb to thrust or push headfirst ; strike with the head or horns transitive… …
32Hogshead — A hogshead is a large cask of liquid (less often, of a food commodity). More specifically, it refers to a specified volume, measured in Imperial units, primarily applied to alcoholic beverages such as wine, ale, or cider. A tobacco hogshead was… …
33Butt — Butt, n. [F. botte, boute, LL. butta. Cf. {Bottle} a hollow vessel.] A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads. [1913 Webster] Note: A wine butt contains 126 wine gallons (= 105 imperial gallons, nearly); a beer butt 108… …
34Hogshead — Hogs head, n. [D. okshoofd; akin to Sw. oxhufvud, Dan. oxehoved, G. oxhoft; apparently meaning orig., ox head, but it is not known why this name was given. Cf. {Ox}, {Head}.] 1. An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about …
35hogshead — noun Date: 14th century 1. a large cask or barrel 2. any of various units of capacity; especially a United States unit equal to 63 gallons (238 liters) …
36tun — noun Etymology: Middle English tonne, tunne, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English, from Medieval Latin tunna; Anglo French tone, tonne, from Medieval Latin Date: before 12th century 1. a large cask especially for wine 2. any of various… …
37pipe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pīpa (akin to Old High German pfīfa pipe), from Vulgar Latin *pipa pipe, from Latin pipare to peep, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tubular wind instrument; specifically a… …
38puncheon — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ponson, punchon, from Anglo French ponchon pointed tool, support, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *punctiare to prick, pierce, from Latin punctum, supine of pungere more at pungent Date: 14th century 1. a pointed… …
39hogshead — a large cask containing 1240 pounds, 238.5 litres, 17.5 bushels, 52.5 63 wine gallons, 48 54 beer or ale gallons, about 50 Imperial gallons, etc. for other commodities (varies with locality). In the U.S.A. equals 63 gallons. Also used for storing …
40foudre — /fooh drddeu/, n., pl. foudres /fooh drddeu/. French. a large cask for maturing, storing, and transporting wine. * * * …
