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[[File:Names and Contents of Beer and Ale Vessels.png|thumb|Names and contents of beer and ale vessels in James Lightbody's ''Every Man His Own Gauger'', 1695]] | [[File:Names and Contents of Beer and Ale Vessels.png|thumb|Names and contents of beer and ale vessels in James Lightbody's ''Every Man His Own Gauger'', 1695]] | ||
The '''butt''' is an obsolete English measure of liquid volume equalling two [[hogshead]]s, being between {{convert|450|and|1060|L}} by various definitions.<ref name="oed"/> | |||
The '''butt''' is an English measure of liquid volume equalling two [[hogshead]]s, being between {{convert|450|and|1060|L}} by various definitions.<ref name="oed"/> | |||
==Equivalents== | ==Equivalents== | ||
A butt approximately equated to {{convert|108|impgal|USgal l|0|abbr=off|lk=on}} for [[ale]] or {{convert|105|impgal|USgal l|0|abbr=off}} for [[wine]] (also known as a ''pipe''), although the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' notes that "these standards were not always precisely adhered to".<ref name="oed">{{cite | A butt approximately equated to {{convert|108|impgal|USgal l|0|abbr=off|lk=on}} for [[ale]] or {{convert|105|impgal|USgal l|0|abbr=off}} for [[wine]] (also known as a ''pipe''), although the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' notes that "these standards were not always precisely adhered to".<ref name="oed">{{cite web |title=butt, n.{{sup|4}} meanings, etymology and more |work=[[Oxford English Dictionary]] |url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/butt_n4?tab=meaning_and_use |access-date=2025-09-24 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="ciphering">{{cite book|title=Ciphering made easy, or, An attempt to render simple and interesting the first four rules of arithmetic.|date=1833|page=84|author=Ciphering|isbn=978-0559229732|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=egTQ97Zf5k8C&q=butt%20dry%20measure&pg=PA84|access-date=2016-03-18}}</ref> | ||
The butt is one in a series of [[English wine cask units]], being half of a ''[[tun (unit)|tun]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} | The butt is one in a series of [[English wine cask units]], being half of a ''[[tun (unit)|tun]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[English wine cask units# | * [[English wine cask units#Pipe or butt]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 8 December 2025
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Equivalents
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See also
References
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