Butt (unit)

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Names and contents of beer and ale vessels in James Lightbody's Every Man His Own Gauger, 1695

Template:Short description The butt is an English measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads, being between Script error: No such module "convert". by various definitions.[1]

Equivalents

A butt approximately equated to Script error: No such module "convert". for ale or Script error: No such module "convert". for wine (also known as a pipe), although the Oxford English Dictionary notes that "these standards were not always precisely adhered to".[1][2]

The butt is one in a series of English wine cask units, being half of a tun.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

See also

References

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