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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Hogshead

· Hogs·head · IPA /ˈhɑɡzˌhɛd/
01 n. An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52<frac:1_2/ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
  1. 1.
    An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52<frac:1_2/ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
  2. 2.
    A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.[U. S.]