hogshead vs tun

hogshead

noun
  • An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+¹⁄₂ imperial gallons; a half pipe. 

  • A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons. 

tun

noun
  • A traditional unit of liquid measure equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes. 

  • The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended. 

  • A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.) 

  • A fermenting vat. 

  • Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount. 

  • A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days. 

  • Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each. 

  • Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera. 

verb
  • To put into tuns, or casks. 

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