单词	hogshead
释义	hogshead noun hogs·​head ˈhȯgz-ˌhed  ˈhägz- 1 : a large cask or barrel 2 : any of various units of capacity especially : a U.S. unit equal to 63 gallons (238 liters) Synonyms barrel butt cask firkin keg kilderkin pipe puncheon rundlet runlet tun See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the ship's hold carried 164 hogsheads of molasses Recent Examples on the Web To that end, Welsh and his team selected whisky aged for 52 years in just two casks, a sherry butt and American oak ex-bourbon hogshead, which were married together in equal proportions. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 June 2022 An enormous shift from the costly and exhausting process of rolling hogshead barrels by land over bumpy roads behind oxen, bateaux would help open the Virginia frontier and fill the pockets of the farmers who stocked them. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 Description: This is a very affordable 6 year old single Oloroso hogshead cask from Tullibardine, released by independent bottler The Single Cask. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021 Happy Valley, where not just tents but hogsheads, dry goods boxes, a covered wagon and even beached ships were used as dwellings, may have been playful and carefree at first. Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 29 May 2020 Once upon a time a ticket to the cinema cost just five quid, and a hogshead of mead but a farthing. The Economist, 20 June 2019 Heavy first brought Guinness to America, when, on Oct. 16, 1817, eight hogsheads of Guinness porter were delivered to him somewhere in South Carolina. Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2018 The king and his guests consumed 27 hogsheads of wine, 400 head of pork, 3,000 fowl, 15,000 herring, 10,000 eels, 100 pounds of almonds, two pounds of spices and 66 pounds of pepper. Jocelyn Mcclurg, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2017 The Layover: Amsterdam and BangkokThe Reward: Laphroaig the 1815 Legacy EditionIt's aged in both oversized hogsheads and bourbon barrels, lending fruit notes to a Scotch already potent with smoke aromas. Meredith Heil, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition hogshead noun hogs·​head ˈhȯgz-ˌhed  ˈhägz- 1 : a very large cask 2 : a unit of liquid measure equal to 63 gallons (about 238 liters) hogshead noun as in barrel an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages the ship's hold carried 164 hogsheads of molasses Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance barrel cask keg pipe tun puncheon firkin butt tub vat kilderkin rundlet drum cistern runlet scuttlebutt can
随便看	sordes sordid sordider sordidest sordidlier sordidliest sordidly sordidness sordidnesses sordine sordines sordini sordino sordor sordors sords sore sore heels sore hocks sore loser sore shank sore shin sore throat sore-eyed pigeon sored

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。