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hogshead

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Drink
hogs·head /ˈhɒɡzhed $ ˈhɑːɡz-, ˈhɒːɡz-/ noun [countable] British English  DFDa large container for holding beer, or the amount that it holds 〔装啤酒的〕大桶;一大桶之量
Examples from the Corpus
hogsheadAfter twenty-eight days they would be taken out, washed and packed in hogsheads, and pressed for about ten days.
hogs·head nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a container amount holding the for or beer, large


hogshead
hogshead /ˈhɒɡzhed $ ˈhɑːɡz-, ˈhɒːɡz-/ noun [countable] British English
a large container for holding beer, or the amount that it holds