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

  1. (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
  2. ox's head

References[edit]

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