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

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Recent Examples of hogshead It was aged for the majority of those years in refill hogsheads and butts, and then finished for more than a year in Oloroso sherry casks. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 The younger is the superior whisky (although both are excellent), aged for nearly 20 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and bottled at a strong 57.6 percent ABV. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 Distilled entirely from barley harvested at a farm less than two miles from the distillery, 15.3 was aged in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads from Jerez. Tony Sachs, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 In 2025, an American oak hogshead cask filled in 1973 will be married with the whisky, followed in 2026 by an American oak barrel filled in 1974 for the Third Edition. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024 The latter was aged in bourbon barrels, quarter casks, and Pedro Ximenez sherry hogsheads; the former was matured in bourbon barrels, then put into quarter casks, and finally aged in European oak Oloroso sherry casks. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024 Volume was measured by the hogshead, a cask or a barrel that holds sixty-three gallons. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 Trott sent the trio back to the Fancy, weighed down with a cask of wine, a hogshead of beer and a cask of sugar, as well as permission for Avery to land at his leisure. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024 This new 15-year-old single malt is a limited-edition expression that was initially aged in hogsheads for 13 years before being finished in barrels used to age reposado and añejo tequila for a final two years. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2024
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Noun
  • Oil production under the Biden administration reached record highs, surpassing an average of 13 million barrels per day for the first time.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Over the last 12 months, Venezuela has exported an average of two hundred thousand barrels daily to the United States.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • There have been new age statements expressions (and rumors of even older ones to come), single malts, and various blends and cask finishes, but the best category the distillery has been releasing is rye whiskey—and the latest limited-edition release is proof of this.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
  • These main roots relate to the 10 casks chosen back in 2008.
    Mark Littler, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The lead content of Los Angeles’ air reached 100 times its normal level as the fires consumed old pipes and paint.
    German Lopez, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Seal cracks and other openings in the foundation and walls, especially around vents and utility pipes, using caulk or steel wool.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2025

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