Puncheon (unit)

{{Short description|Unit of volume for beer, wines, and spirits}} The '''puncheon''' was a British unit for beer, wines and spirits.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins.|last = Cardarelli|first = F.|publisher = Springer|year = 2003|isbn = 978-1-4471-1122-1|location = London|pages = 46}}</ref> It was also an American unit of capacity for wine.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title = Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins.|last = Cardarelli|first = F.|publisher = Springer|year = 2003|isbn = 978-1-4471-1122-1|location = London|pages = 49}}</ref>

== Definition ==

Historically, the puncheon has been defined somewhere between {{convert|70|and|120|impgal|l usgal|sigfig=3|abbr=off|lk=on}}.<ref name=":0"/>

=== US unit of capacity for wine === The US puncheon for wine is defined as {{convert|84|usgal|L|abbr=off|sigfig=3}}.<ref name=":1" />

== Conversion ==

*1 puncheon = 70-120 gallons<ref name=":0"/> *1 puncheon = 0.318-0.546 m³ or 318 to 546 litres.<ref name=":0"/>

=== US unit of capacity for wine ===

*1 puncheon = 4/3 Hogshead<ref name=":1" /> *1 puncheon = 84 gallons<ref name=":1" /> *1 puncheon = 0.317974589856 m³ or about 318 litres.

==See also== *English wine cask units

==References==

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Category:Units of volume Category:Customary units of measurement Category:Wine terminology Category:British units of measurement