Butt (unit) explained

The butt is an obsolete English measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads, being between 450and by various definitions.

Equivalents

A butt approximately equated to 108impgal for ale or 1260NaN0 for wine (also known as a pipe), although the Oxford English Dictionary notes that "these standards were not always precisely adhered to".^{[1] [2]}

The butt is one in a series of English wine cask units, being half of a tun.

See also

• English wine cask units § Pipe or butt

Notes and References

1. Book: Oxford English Dictionary. Butt, n.2.
2. Book: Ciphering made easy, or, An attempt to render simple and interesting the first four rules of arithmetic.. 1833. 84. Ciphering. 978-0559229732. 2016-03-18.