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Recent Examples of hogshead
The whisky was initially aged in Oloroso sherry butts from Spain, and after four decades it was transferred into three Spanish oak Pedro Ximénez hogsheads which were ultimately married together.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The tone is efficient and business-like: details about hogsheads, crop rotations and bills of lading cover over a bloody reality merely hinted at in passing references to rebellion, illness and punishments among the enslaved workers.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The tone is efficient and business-like: details about hogsheads, crop rotations and bills of lading cover over a bloody reality merely hinted at in passing references to rebellion, illness and punishments among the enslaved workers.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogshead
Noun
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The results might not be there, but the at-bats and the barrels are still there.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Still, to understand just how effective this blockade has been, analysts point to the dwindling amounts of Iranian crude stored on tankers near the coast of Malaysia, where millions of barrels of crude are illicitly transferred between tankers every day.—
Adina Renner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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There’s also a collection of cocktail mixes like Old Fashioned or Manhattan; and maple syrup, from a grower in Vermont, is dark, rich and flavored by bourbon-scented casks.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The Estate Reserve 15-Year-Old is aged in French Limousin oak barrels, an unusual choice for rum maturation that imparts greater tannic structure and spice complexity than standard ex-bourbon casks.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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These included pipe supports, wall thimbles, end fittings, and elements of the runner system used in the Fixed-Kaplan S-turbine design.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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An inspector can identify polybutylene where pipes are visible and accessible, such as in a crawl space or at the water heater connections and meter.—
Ryan Brennan
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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“Hogshead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogshead. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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