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hogshead |
(n): a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
(n): a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
(n): a large cask especially one holding 63 gals
(n): a cylindrical container that holds liquids
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"No wonder that these small and high-colored apples are thought to make the best cider. Loudon quotes from the Herefordshire Report that 'apples of a small size are always, if equal in quality, to be preferred to those of a larger size, in order that the rind and kernel may bear the greatest proportion to the pulp, which affords the weakest and most watery juice.' And he says, that, 'to prove this, Dr. Symonds of Hereford, about the year 1800, made one hogshead of cider entirely from the rinds and cores of apples, and another from the pulp only, when the first was found of extraordinary strength and flavor, while the latter was sweet and insipid.'" - 'Wild Apples', Henry David Thoreau.
"Cask holding 54 imperial gallons ( 243 liters )."
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