hogshead

Sixty-three gallon vessel

A hogshead is a large cask for storing liquids, especially wine, beer, or tobacco.

The term also refers to a unit of liquid measure—typically 63 gallons in the U.S. or 52.5 imperial gallons in Britain, though the exact capacity varies by commodity and region.

They rolled the hogsheads of rum onto the dock.

cask

barrel

Hooped cylindrical vessel

stavesPoles or music lines
cooperageBarrel-making trade
bungsBarrel opening seals

hoops · oak · wooden · cask · vat · tun · binding · bunghole · bilge · chime

spirits

whiskey

Oak-aged grain spirit

bourbonCorn-based American spirit
rumMolasses-based liquor
scotchDecisively put an end to

brandy · distillery · aging · charred · maturation · proof · warehouse · cooper · vatting · blending

wine

port

Docking place for ships

sherryFortified wine from Spain
claretDry Bordeaux wine
madeiraHeat-aged Portuguese wine

aging · maturation · cellar · fermentation · vintage · vineyard · bottling · racking · ullage · fortified

tobacco

Virginia

Mid-Atlantic American state

burleyLight air-cured tobacco
curingRestoring health or preserving
leafPlant's photosynthetic organ

stemming · prizing · Maryland · inspection · export · colonial · plantation · warehouse · crop · wrapper

measure

gallons

Volume measurement units

volumeAmount of space filled
capacityMaximum amount containable
measurementDetermining size or amount

sixty-three · fifty-four · imperial · liquid · dimensions · quantity · bushels · tuns · pipes · barrels

nautical

cargo

Transported goods

shipSeagoing transport vessel
holdMaintain in grasp
stowageSecuring goods aboard

provisions · grog · victualling · manifest · tonnage · ballast · lading · merchantman · stores · dunnage

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whiskey

port

Virginia

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