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barrel

Often one needs to know the date and commodity to know what sort of barrel is meant.

Units of capacity

• barrel of petroleum
• beer barrel, contemporary
• wine barrel (England, United Kingdom)
• beer and ale barrels (England before 1824)
• lime barrel (United States)
• flour barrel (United States)
• apple barrel (United States)
• dry goods barrel (United States)
• herring barrel (Scotland)
• salmon barrel (England; Scotland)
• soap barrel (England)
• barrel (Scotland)

Units of mass

• herring barrel (Germany)
• butter barrel (England)
• barrel (Scotland)
• barrel (Orkney)

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