oxhuvud

Swedish

Etymology

From ox +‎ huvud. Literally, “ox head”. From English hogshead, probably through Dutch okshoofd

Noun

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

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