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1Großbritannien [1] — Großbritannien (englisch Great Britain, französisch Grand Bretagne), 1) eigentlich die Insel, welche die Reiche England, Wales u. Schottland umfaßt; G. genannt im Gegensatz zu Kleinbritannien (der Bretagne, wohin im 3. Jahrh. n. Chr. viele Briten …
2Barrel — For other uses, see Barrel (disambiguation). For the use of oak aging barrels in wine, see Oak (wine). Traditional oak barrels in Chile …
3barrel — 1. noun /bɛɹəl/ a) A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually… …
4tierce — noun /ˈtɪəs,ˈtɪɚs,ˈtɜːs/ a) A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty two wine, or thirty five imperial, gallons. Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re enacted that the tun… …
5rundlet — noun a) A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons. 1882, Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a… …
6puncheon — noun /ˈpʌntʃən/ a) A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc. he chose to regard [his father] with a lowering and suspicious mien, unless it were in the dead hours of the night, when he developed a morbid craving to be… …
7tun — 1. noun a) A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126… …
8Rundlet — Mit Rundlet, oder Kilderkin, wurde ein altes englisches Volumenmaß für Flüssigkeiten, wie Wein, Branntwein und Bier, bezeichnet. Es kann mit Fässchen übersetzt werden. Die Maßkette war 1 Tun = 2 Butts = 3 Punchions = 4 Hogsheads = 6 Tierces = 8… …
9Tun — Tun, n. [AS. tunne. See {Ton} a weight.] 1. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. [1913 Webster] 2. (Brewing) A fermenting vat. [1913 Webster] 3. A certain measure for… …
10tun-shell — Tun Tun, n. [AS. tunne. See {Ton} a weight.] 1. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. [1913 Webster] 2. (Brewing) A fermenting vat. [1913 Webster] 3. A certain measure for …
