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hogshead in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hogshead in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hogshead [ˈhɒgzhed, Am ˈhɑ:gz-] N

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In colonial times, the tobacco was then prized into hogsheads for transportation.
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Many of the units are associated with particular goods, so for instance the dry hogshead has been used for sugar and for tobacco, and the peck for apples.
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A new malthouse was built and weekly production had increased to more than 500 hogsheads, with the brewery employing a 30 members of staff.
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Ranging from small water and liquor kegs to 206-gallon hogsheads, their barrels stored goods including tobacco, whale oil, whiskey, molasses, flour, apples, sugar, and hardware.
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The general standard for liquids is 31.5 gal or half a hogshead.
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All food and drink was stored in barrels known as hogsheads.
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After 1612, a sweet form of tobacco became the largest export crop, customarily shipped in large hogsheads.
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Planters filled large hogsheads with tobacco and convey them to inspection warehouses.
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In 1688 the ale hogshead was redefined to be 51 ale or beer gallons (235.7 l).
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The tobacco hogshead became standardized by the 1760s and measured 48 inches (120 cm) long and 30 inches (76 cm) in diameter at the head.
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