hogshead

Senso (Inglese)

1. (British) A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+¹⁄₂ imperial gallons (a half pipe).
2. A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.

Concetti

barilotto

sinonimi

barrel

liquid measure

Traduzioni

okshoofd

barrique

meia pipa

oxhoft

oxhoofd

tonneau

tonel

hogshead

pipa

bocoy

bocoi

büyük fıçı

hogshead

βαρέλι μπύρας

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɒɡzˌhɛd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: hogshead

Ereditato da inglese medio: hoggeshed

In summary

From Late Middle English hogshead, hagyshed, hogeyshed, hoggesyde, hokkeshed, Middle English hoggeshed, hogges-hed, hogeshed, hoggeshede, hoggesheed, hoggesheudes, hoggesheved, hoggishede, hoggisheed, hoggyssehed, hogyshed, hoogeshed (“measure of liquid capacity equivalent to about 63 gallons; large barrel or cask”, literally “hog’s head”), from hog, hogge (“swine, especially a castrated male swine”) + hed (“animal or human head”), equivalent to hog + 's + head. The connection between the cask and the head of a hog is uncertain, but may refer to the shape of the cask. The word has often been borrowed into other languages as “ox-head”.