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barrelage

barrelage noun: quantity of beer (or other drink) measured in barrels.

Noun

barrelage (countable and uncountable, plural barrelages)

  1. Quantity of beer (or other drink) measured in barrels.
    • That is a very large question, and I do not propose to go into it in any detail; but from such figures as I have been able to obtain, I am bound to say that it does appear that there has been not only a diminution, as was pointed out by the Committee, in the barrelage of beer brewed in the United...1909, Lord Fitzmaurice, Hansard
    • "We have made real progress since taking over, illustrated by a very healthy increase in barrelage, and the various investments put us in a good position to move forwards," he said.2011, Andrew Barker, The Publican's Morning Advertiser

Forms of barrelage

pluralbarrelages
alternative formbarrellage

Origin of barrelage

From barrel + -age.

Questions about barrelage

What does barrelage mean?
Barrelage means quantity of beer (or other drink) measured in barrels.
What part of speech is barrelage?
Barrelage is a noun.
What is the plural of barrelage?
The plural of barrelage is barrelages.

Words near barrelage in the dictionary

  1. barrel-head
  2. barrel-heads
  3. barrel-house
  4. barrel-organ
  5. barrel-organs
  6. barrelage
  7. barrelages
  8. barrelchested
  9. barreled
  10. barrelene
  11. barrelenes

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