US hogshead | 1 hhd (US) | 2 hhd (US) | 3 hhd (US) | 4 hhd (US) | 5 hhd (US) | 6 hhd (US) | 7 hhd (US) | 8 hhd (US) | 9 hhd (US) | 10 hhd (US) | 11 hhd (US) | 12 hhd (US) | 13 hhd (US) | 14 hhd (US) | 15 hhd (US) | 16 hhd (US) | 17 hhd (US) | 18 hhd (US) | 19 hhd (US) | 20 hhd (US) | 21 hhd (US) | 22 hhd (US) | 23 hhd (US) | 24 hhd (US) | 25 hhd (US) | 26 hhd (US) | 27 hhd (US) | 28 hhd (US) | 29 hhd (US) | 30 hhd (US) | 31 hhd (US) | 32 hhd (US) | 33 hhd (US) | 34 hhd (US) | 35 hhd (US) | 36 hhd (US) | 37 hhd (US) | 38 hhd (US) | 39 hhd (US) | 40 hhd (US) | 41 hhd (US) | 42 hhd (US) | 43 hhd (US) | 44 hhd (US) | 45 hhd (US) | 46 hhd (US) | 47 hhd (US) | 48 hhd (US) | 49 hhd (US) | 50 hhd (US) | 51 hhd (US) | 52 hhd (US) | 53 hhd (US) | 54 hhd (US) | 55 hhd (US) | 56 hhd (US) | 57 hhd (US) | 58 hhd (US) | 59 hhd (US) | 60 hhd (US) | 61 hhd (US) | 62 hhd (US) | 63 hhd (US) | 64 hhd (US) | 65 hhd (US) | 66 hhd (US) | 67 hhd (US) | 68 hhd (US) | 69 hhd (US) | 70 hhd (US) | 71 hhd (US) | 72 hhd (US) | 73 hhd (US) | 74 hhd (US) | 75 hhd (US) | 76 hhd (US) | 77 hhd (US) | 78 hhd (US) | 79 hhd (US) | 80 hhd (US) | 81 hhd (US) | 82 hhd (US) | 83 hhd (US) | 84 hhd (US) | 85 hhd (US) | 86 hhd (US) | 87 hhd (US) | 88 hhd (US) | 89 hhd (US) | 90 hhd (US) | 91 hhd (US) | 92 hhd (US) | 93 hhd (US) | 94 hhd (US) | 95 hhd (US) | 96 hhd (US) | 97 hhd (US) | 98 hhd (US) | 99 hhd (US) | 100 hhd (US) |
butt | 0.6862571 butt | 1.3725142 butt | 2.0587713 butt | 2.7450284 butt | 3.4312855 butt | 4.1175426 butt | 4.8037997 butt | 5.4900568 butt | 6.1763139 butt | 6.8625710 butt | 7.5488281 butt | 8.2350852 butt | 8.9213423 butt | 9.6075994 butt | 10.2938565 butt | 10.9801136 butt | 11.6663707 butt | 12.3526278 butt | 13.0388849 butt | 13.7251420 butt | 14.4113991 butt | 15.0976562 butt | 15.7839133 butt | 16.4701704 butt | 17.1564275 butt | 17.8426846 butt | 18.5289417 butt | 19.2151988 butt | 19.9014559 butt | 20.5877130 butt | 21.2739701 butt | 21.9602272 butt | 22.6464843 butt | 23.3327414 butt | 24.0189985 butt | 24.7052556 butt | 25.3915127 butt | 26.0777698 butt | 26.7640269 butt | 27.4502840 butt | 28.1365411 butt | 28.8227982 butt | 29.5090553 butt | 30.1953124 butt | 30.8815695 butt | 31.5678266 butt | 32.2540837 butt | 32.9403408 butt | 33.6265979 butt | 34.3128550 butt | 34.9991121 butt | 35.6853692 butt | 36.3716263 butt | 37.0578834 butt | 37.7441405 butt | 38.4303976 butt | 39.1166547 butt | 39.8029118 butt | 40.4891689 butt | 41.1754260 butt | 41.8616831 butt | 42.5479402 butt | 43.2341973 butt | 43.9204544 butt | 44.6067115 butt | 45.2929686 butt | 45.9792257 butt | 46.6654828 butt | 47.3517399 butt | 48.0379970 butt | 48.7242541 butt | 49.4105112 butt | 50.0967683 butt | 50.7830254 butt | 51.4692825 butt | 52.1555396 butt | 52.8417967 butt | 53.5280538 butt | 54.2143109 butt | 54.9005680 butt | 55.5868251 butt | 56.2730822 butt | 56.9593393 butt | 57.6455964 butt | 58.3318535 butt | 59.0181106 butt | 59.7043677 butt | 60.3906248 butt | 61.0768819 butt | 61.7631390 butt | 62.4493961 butt | 63.1356532 butt | 63.8219103 butt | 64.5081674 butt | 65.1944245 butt | 65.8806816 butt | 66.5669387 butt | 67.2531958 butt | 67.9394529 butt | 68.6257100 butt |
A hogshead (abbreviated "Hhd", plural "Hhds") is a large cask of liquid (or, less often, of a food commodity). More specifically, it refers to a specified volume, measured in either imperial or US customary measures, primarily applied to alcoholic beverages, such as wine, ale, or cider.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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US hogshead | hhd (US) | ≡ 2 fl bl (US) | = 0.238480942392 m3 | Imperial/US |
US hogsheads | butts | US hogsheads | butts |
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1 | = 0.68625710028849 | 6 | = 4.1175426017309 |
2 | = 1.372514200577 | 7 | = 4.8037997020194 |
3 | = 2.0587713008655 | 8 | = 5.4900568023079 |
4 | = 2.745028401154 | 9 | = 6.1763139025964 |
5 | = 3.4312855014424 | 10 | = 6.8625710028849 |
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 |
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butt | ≡ 126 gal (wine) | = 0.476961884784 m3 | Imperial/US |
butts | US hogsheads | butts | US hogsheads |
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1 | = 1.4571798231007 | 6 | = 8.7430789386044 |
2 | = 2.9143596462015 | 7 | = 10.200258761705 |
3 | = 4.3715394693022 | 8 | = 11.657438584806 |
4 | = 5.8287192924029 | 9 | = 13.114618407907 |
5 | = 7.2858991155037 | 10 | = 14.571798231007 |
US hogsheads | butts |
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1 | = 0.6862571 |
1.4571798 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | 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 …) |