volume · International · Modern
Non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI; 1 L = 1 dm³ = 10⁻³ m³.
Converter
volume · England / Britain · Medieval / Early modern
English wine hogshead (early 17th c. nominal)
approx.
Variant of hogshead
- Record
- M525
- Definition quality
- Historically documented
- Conversion mode
- multiplicative
- Calculator
- Approximately calculable
Definition
63 old wine gallons; old wine gallon corresponds to 231 cubic inches, yielding ≈238.48 L with modern inch definition.
Reference value
One English wine hogshead (early 17th c. nominal) is understood to be about 0.23848 cubic metres.
History & use
Nominal early-modern wine-trade standard; casks did not always match perfectly.
Modern use
Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.
Did you know?
A quarter tun was a hogshead.
Sources & evidence
Source tier Peer-reviewed · confidence Moderate-High
Related measurements
volume · International · Modern
1 mL = 10^-3 L = 10^-6 m³.
volume · International · Modern
Coherent SI derived unit for volume, equal to metre cubed.
fluid ounce (US)
fl oz (US)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. fluid ounce = 1/128 U.S. gallon = 29.5735295625 mL.
fluid ounce (Imperial)
fl oz (Imp)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 Imperial fluid ounce = 1/160 Imperial gallon = 28.4130625 mL.
cup (US customary)
cup (US)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. customary cup = 8 U.S. fluid ounces = 236.5882365 mL.
pint (US liquid)
pt (US liq)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. liquid pint = 1/8 U.S. gallon = 0.473176473 L.
pint (Imperial)
pt (Imp)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 Imperial pint = 1/8 Imperial gallon = 0.56826125 L.