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Winchester or corn gallon was 272 in 3 (157 imp fl oz; 4,460 mL) (1697 act 8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 22) Henry VII (Winchester) corn gallon from 1497 onwards was 154.80 imp fl oz (4,398 mL) Elizabeth I corn gallon from 1601 onwards was 155.70 imp fl oz (4,424 mL) William III corn gallon from 1697 onwards was 156.90 imp fl oz (4,458 mL)
The US fluid ounce is based on the US gallon, which in turn is based on the wine gallon of 231 cubic inches that was used in the United Kingdom prior to 1824. With the adoption of the international inch, the US fluid ounce became 1 ⁄ 128 gal × 231 in 3 /gal × (2.54 cm/in) 3 = 29.573 529 5625 mL exactly, or about 4.08% larger than the ...
In 1824, these units were replaced with a single system based on the imperial gallon. [a] Originally defined as the volume of 10 pounds (4.54 kg) of distilled water (under certain conditions), [b] then redefined by the Weights and Measures Act 1985 to be exactly 4.546 09 L (277.4 cu in), the imperial gallon is close in size to the old ale gallon.
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The common 55-gallon size of drum for storing and transporting various products and wastes is sometimes confused with a barrel, though it is not a standard measure. In the U.S., single servings of beverages are usually measured in fluid ounces. Milk is usually sold in half-pints (8 fluid ounces), pints, quarts, half gallons, and gallons.
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A fluid ounce (abbreviated fl oz, fl. oz. or oz. fl.) is a unit of volume. An imperial fluid ounce is defined in British law as exactly 28.4130625 millilitres , [ 15 ] while a US customary fluid ounce is exactly 29.5735295625 mL, [ 16 ] and a US food labelling fluid ounce is 30 mL. [ 17 ]
The American Heritage Dictionary claims that a hogshead can consist of anything from (presumably) 62.5 to 140 US gallons (52 to 117 imp gal; 237 to 530 L). A hogshead of Madeira wine was approximately equal to 45–48 gallons (0.205–0.218 m 3). A hogshead of brandy was approximately equal to 56–61 gallons (0.255–0.277 m 3). [citation needed]