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A hogshead (abbreviated "hhd", plural "hhds") is a large cask of liquid (or, less often, of a food commodity). It refers to a specified volume , measured in either imperial or US customary measures, primarily applied to alcoholic beverages , such as wine , ale , or cider .
The hogshead of beer and ale was equal to a quarter of a tun, half a butt, or three kilderkins. This unit is about 3% larger than the wine hogshead.. hogshead (Ale) In the mid-15th century the ale hogshead was defined as 48 ale or beer gallons (221.8153 L).
Meanwhile, Mr. Henderson would execute ten Somersets, and then perform on the trampoline, "over men and horses, through hoops and over garters," [a] and "lastly through a hogshead of real fire." This act would be followed by the Hendersons dancing and singing. Finally, Henry the Horse would dance the waltz.
A hogshead is a large cask of liquid, and also a measure of volume. Hogshead may also refer to: Hogshead Publishing, a former British game company;
These finishing barrels frequently aged a different spirit (such as rum) or wine. Other distillers, particularly those producing Scotch, often disassemble five used bourbon barrels and reassemble them into four casks with different barrel ends for aging Scotch, creating a type of cask referred to as a hogshead. [23]
Hogshead has borne the brunt of public scrutiny, most recently during a hearing at the General Assembly, where Rep. Brenden Jones, a Republican from Columbus County, called on her to resign after ...
In US customary units, most units of volume exist both in a dry and a liquid version, with the same name, but different values: the dry hogshead, dry barrel, dry gallon, dry quart, dry pint, etc. The bushel and the peck are only used for dry goods. Imperial units of volume are the same for both dry and liquid goods. They have a different value ...
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday grilled FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on her agency's handling of hurricane recovery efforts, including about allegations of political bias. The two House ...