Talk:Hogshead

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[edit] Tobacco hogsheads

I've heard that hogsheads were also used to measure tobacco, such as "hands per hogshead". This may have just been referring to filling a standard hogshead barrel with tobacco leaves. This information comes second-hand from a museum in Ohio, USA.

[edit] Etymology

Does anyone have any etymology information? 18.239.7.214 22:51, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

There is a dispute with the word 'hogshead' a pub company believe the word is not a common English word and a family who believe it is. For more details look at www.hogsheadpubs.com