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pipe | 1 pipe | 2 pipe | 3 pipe | 4 pipe | 5 pipe | 6 pipe | 7 pipe | 8 pipe | 9 pipe | 10 pipe | 11 pipe | 12 pipe | 13 pipe | 14 pipe | 15 pipe | 16 pipe | 17 pipe | 18 pipe | 19 pipe | 20 pipe | 21 pipe | 22 pipe | 23 pipe | 24 pipe | 25 pipe | 26 pipe | 27 pipe | 28 pipe | 29 pipe | 30 pipe | 31 pipe | 32 pipe | 33 pipe | 34 pipe | 35 pipe | 36 pipe | 37 pipe | 38 pipe | 39 pipe | 40 pipe | 41 pipe | 42 pipe | 43 pipe | 44 pipe | 45 pipe | 46 pipe | 47 pipe | 48 pipe | 49 pipe | 50 pipe | 51 pipe | 52 pipe | 53 pipe | 54 pipe | 55 pipe | 56 pipe | 57 pipe | 58 pipe | 59 pipe | 60 pipe | 61 pipe | 62 pipe | 63 pipe | 64 pipe | 65 pipe | 66 pipe | 67 pipe | 68 pipe | 69 pipe | 70 pipe | 71 pipe | 72 pipe | 73 pipe | 74 pipe | 75 pipe | 76 pipe | 77 pipe | 78 pipe | 79 pipe | 80 pipe | 81 pipe | 82 pipe | 83 pipe | 84 pipe | 85 pipe | 86 pipe | 87 pipe | 88 pipe | 89 pipe | 90 pipe | 91 pipe | 92 pipe | 93 pipe | 94 pipe | 95 pipe | 96 pipe | 97 pipe | 98 pipe | 99 pipe | 100 pipe |
The butt was a measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads. This equated to 108 imperial gallons (490 l) for ale or 126 imperial gallons (570 l) for wine (also known as a pipe).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
butt | ≡ 126 gal (wine) | = 0.476961884784 m3 | Imperial/US |
butts | pipes | butts | pipes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 1 | 6 | = 6 |
2 | = 2 | 7 | = 7 |
3 | = 3 | 8 | = 8 |
4 | = 4 | 9 | = 9 |
5 | = 5 | 10 | = 10 |
The pipe was a measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads. This equated to 108 imperial gallons (490 l) for ale or 126 imperial gallons (570 l) for wine (also known as a butt).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
pipe | ≡ 126 gal (wine) | = 0.476961884784 m3 | Imperial/US |
pipes | butts | pipes | butts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 1 | 6 | = 6 |
2 | = 2 | 7 | = 7 |
3 | = 3 | 8 | = 8 |
4 | = 4 | 9 | = 9 |
5 | = 5 | 10 | = 10 |
butts | pipes |
---|---|
1 | = 1 |
1 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
---|---|
≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |