Butt (unit)
Unit of liquid volume
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Equivalents
A butt approximately equated to 108 imperial gallons (130 US gallons; 491 litres) for ale or 105 imperial gallons (126 US gallons; 477 litres) 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 word "buttload" originated from a load of liquid one butt in size, later becoming a more generic slang term meaning "a lot." [3]
The butt is one in a series of English wine cask units, being half of a tun.[citation needed]
