hogshead
/ˈhȯgz-ˌhed ˈhägz-/ (ame, mw)
hogshead — noun
1. a very large wooden barrel, traditionally used for storing and transporting liqu
a very large wooden barrel, traditionally used for storing and transporting liquids such as wine, beer, cider, or tobacco, holding between 60 and 65 imperial gallons.
The cooper carefully fitted new iron bands around the hogshead before filling it with cider.
collocation: hogshead of [beverage]
Each hogshead of rum was rolled down the wooden ramp into the ship's cargo hold.
The wine merchant ordered three new hogsheads from the French supplier to store the latest vintage.
Empty hogsheads lined the walls of the old brewery, waiting to be cleaned and reused.
The distiller preferred to age his whiskey in a single hogshead rather than smaller casks.
文法句型
a hogshead of [liquid]
用法筆記
Distinct from sense 2 (UNIT OF VOLUME): sense 1 names the physical container made of wooden staves and iron hoops. The word is largely historical today, though still used in the wine and spirits trade, especially in the UK.
常見錯誤
2. a unit of liquid volume used especially for alcoholic drinks, equal to 52.5 impe
a unit of liquid volume used especially for alcoholic drinks, equal to 52.5 imperial gallons (about 239 litres) in Britain or 63 US gallons (about 238 litres) in the United States.
The tax records showed the estate produced forty-two hogsheads of ale last autumn.
pattern: [number] hogsheads of [beverage]
A single hogshead of port wine holds about two hundred and forty litres.
typical: defining measure in litres
The wine importer calculated that three hogsheads of claret would supply the club's cellar for the entire winter season.
The brewery's annual output reached two hundred hogsheads, nearly all of which went to London taverns.
文法句型
[number] hogsheads of [liquid]
用法筆記
Measures volume, not a specific container. The exact number of litres varies by country and by the liquid being measured. A British hogshead is 52.5 imperial gallons; an American hogshead is 63 US gallons.