oxhuvud
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ox + huvud. Literally, “ox head”. From English hogshead, probably through Dutch okshoofd
Noun[edit]
oxhuvud n
- (historical) a Swedish hogshead (an old unit of fluid measure, in Sweden usually equal to 235 liters or 62 US gallons); a half of Swedish pipe
- ox's head