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Barrel

A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads.

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Narrower term 5

Butt 76% connected

Alt. of But

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Hogshead 76% connected

An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe.

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Keg 76% connected

A small cask or barrel.

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Shook 76% connected

of Shake

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Tun 76% connected

A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.

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Broader term 10

Cylinder 76% connected

A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal s…

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Lay 76% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Pose 76% connected

Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Put 76% connected

A pit.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Tube 76% connected

A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe.

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Tubing 76% connected

of Tube

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Vessel 76% connected

A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bo…

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Component part 11

Breech 70% connected

The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.

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Bung 70% connected

The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.

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Congius 70% connected

A liquid measure containing about three quarts.

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Gallon 70% connected

A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.

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Hoop 70% connected

A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.

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Lag 70% connected

Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy.

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Ring 70% connected

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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Spigot 70% connected

A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock.

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Spile 70% connected

A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.

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Stave 70% connected

One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure;…

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Tap 70% connected

To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.

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Containing whole 2

Gun 70% connected

of Gin

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Hogshead 70% connected

An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe.

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Synonym 2

Cask 92% connected

Same as Casque.

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Drum 92% connected

An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum, to be beaten with…

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