hhd.

See also: HHD

English

Noun

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

  • bbl (half the volume)
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