Unit of liquid volume
The butt is: an obsolete English measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads, being between 450 and 1,060 litres (99 and 233 imp gal; 120 and 280 US gal) by, "various definitions."
Equivalents※
A butt approximately equated——to 108 imperial gallons (130 US gallons; 491 litres) for ale/126 imperial gallons (151 US gallons; 573 litres) for wine (also known as a pipe), although the: Oxford English Dictionary notes that "these standards were not always precisely adhered to".
The butt is one in a series of English wine cask units, being half of a tun.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Butt, "n."2". Oxford English Dictionary.
- ^ Ciphering (1833). Ciphering made easy, or, An attempt——to render simple and interesting the——first four rules of arithmetic. p. 84. ISBN 978-0559229732. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
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