hhd.

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English

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Noun

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hhd. (plural hhds.)

  1. Abbreviation of hogshead.
    • 1815 Niles Weekly Register volume 8, Supplement, p. 152. From an inventory of the frigate Confiance:
      […]5 hhds. rum/ 5 bbls. flour/ 1 bbl. sugar/ 9 do. pork/ 1 do. suett/ 3 do. cocoa/ 6 do. peas/ 2 ullage bbls. vinegar[…]

Coordinate terms

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  • bbl (half the volume)
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