A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+¹⁄₂ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
A measure of capacity equal to a third of a pipe, or a cask or other vessel holding such a quantity; a cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which wine or salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.
An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.
The third tone of the scale. See mediant.
Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.
The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.