Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hogshead

2 senses of hogshead

Sense 1
hogshead -- (a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages)
       => British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit -- (a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet)

Sense 2
hogshead -- (a large cask especially one holding 63 gals)
       => barrel, cask -- (a cylindrical container that holds liquids)