Hogshead
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A large [cask] for liquids, usually containing liquor; a liquid
measure containing 63 old wine-gallons (equal to 52 imperial gallons).Abbreviated [hhd].
This content was prescribed by a [statute] of 1423: The London hogshead of beer contained 54 gallons, that of ale 48 gallons; elsewhere the hogshead of ale or beer contained 51 gallons.
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