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ˈhogs·head N

hogshead (barrel)

hogshead (measurement)

Maßeinheit, entspricht ca. 225 Litern

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This raw sugar was then shovelled from the cooling trough into hogsheads (wooden barrels), and from there into the curing house. en.wikipedia.org

Planters filled large hogsheads with tobacco and convey them to inspection warehouses. en.wikipedia.org

One group of rioters reportedly carried a hogshead of black ink with which to dunk white abolitionists. en.wikipedia.org

The company's initial output was seven hogsheads (80,000 litres) of beer weekly. en.wikipedia.org

By 1912, total production had reached 105,000 hogsheads. en.wikipedia.org

In colonial times, the tobacco was then prized into hogsheads for transportation. en.wikipedia.org

A new malthouse was built and weekly production had increased to more than 500 hogsheads, with the brewery employing a 30 members of staff. en.wikipedia.org

After 1612, a sweet form of tobacco became the largest export crop, customarily shipped in large hogsheads. en.wikipedia.org

Planters would then fill large hogsheads with tobacco and convey them to inspection warehouses. en.wikipedia.org

It was just wide enough to accommodate standard hogsheads (barrels) across the floor. en.wikipedia.org

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