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Butt measurement
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butt — a traditional unit of volume used for wines and other alcoholic beverages. A butt is generally defined to be two hogsheads, but the size of hogsheads varies according to the contents. In the United States a hogshead is typically 63 gallons… … Dictionary of units of measurement
butt — I. /bʌt / (say but) noun 1. the end or extremity of anything, especially the thicker, larger, or blunt end, as of a rifle, fishing rod, whip handle, arrow, log, etc. 2. an end which is not used up: a cigarette butt. 3. Colloquial the buttocks;… …
butt — unit of volume equal to two hogsheads or 126 gallons Units of Measurement … Phrontistery dictionary
Units of Measurement — Do you know the story of the facetious unit of beauty called the millihelen ? Since it is that the astonishingly beautiful Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships , a millihelen is a unit of beauty equal to the ability to launch… … Phrontistery dictionary
buttock line/butt line — A system of aircraft location designations. A buttock line is a width measurement left or right of, and parallel to, the vertical centerline … Aviation dictionary
hogshead — (hhd) a traditional unit of volume for liquids. Originally the hogshead varied with the contents, often being equal to 48 gallons of ale; 54 of beer; 60 of cider; 63 of oil, honey, or wine; or 100 of molasses. In the United States, a hogshead… … Dictionary of units of measurement
pipe — like the butt, the pipe is a traditional unit of liquid volume generally equal to 2 hogsheads. In the U.S., this means a pipe equals 126 U.S.gallons, about 16.844 cubic feet or 476.96 liters. In Britain it s more complicated, because… … Dictionary of units of measurement
tierce — an old English unit of volume, equal to 1/3 butt or 42 United States gallons. The tierce is almost exactly 159 liters. The name of the unit is French; it is derived from the Latin tertius meaning 1/3. The tierce is identical to the petroleum… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… … Wikipedia
Angloamerikanisches Maßsystem — Die angloamerikanischen Maßsysteme haben ihren Ursprung im mittelalterlichen England und fanden Verbreitung im Einflussgebiet des ehemaligen Britischen Weltreichs. Das angloamerikanische Maßsystem existiert in mehreren Varianten und ist kein in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
English unit — is the American name for a unit in one of a number of systems of units of measurement, some obsolete, and some still in use in present day USA, the UK, and elsewhere. The modern United States customary units system as a whole is not, and has… … Wikipedia
