hogsheads

noun

plural of hogshead
as in barrels
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages the ship's hold carried 164 hogsheads of molasses

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Recent Examples of hogsheads The whiskey was initially aged in American oak hogsheads and then married in European oak puncheons. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The 50-year-old was assembled from four hogsheads selected by master of whisky creation Sarah Burgess. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogsheads
  1. barrels
  2. casks
Noun
  • The cartel approved a production quota increase of around 188,000 barrels per day from September.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Another significant portion of those 13 million barrels were replaced with emergency stockpiles that Western nations, led by the United States, have been releasing for months.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrels
Noun
  • The Speyside distillery just announced the release of the third and final edition in the series, and this new expression combines three different half-century-old casks into something very rare and very expensive.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 July 2026
  • Loch Lomond currently employs nine coopers, who repair between 20,000 and 30,000 casks annually.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of casks

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