Would you class the word hogshead to be a common English word just like the word virgin?

Answer 1

Yes coz I'm always asking for a 54 gallon cask of ale which is actually almost as hard to find as a virgin round these parts.

Answer 2

no, hogshead is a specialised word only used in the wine and brewing industry, so it's exremely rarely used, Virgin is used a lot, but there aren't that many of them about either, just like hogsheads.

Answer 3

Hogshead IS a common English word. It means "a large cask or berrel."

Answer 4

I never hear "hogshead" used, whereas I hear "virgin" quite frequently.

The only instance in which I can remember hearing "hogshead" is in the song "Rock Island" from The Music Man.

Answer 5

Of course, why not, they just recently, in the last few years, classed the word "Longneck" as a common English word because it had been used for so long and was completely self explanatory. You can now find "Longneck" in the dictionary.

Answer 6

yes I would but think it more likely to fall over a hogshead than a virgin..................

Answer 7

Like the English virgin there are very few hogs heads about nowadays .I am familiar with both .I was once one of them ,and years ago when ale was ale we dealt with the other.To me they are commom---ish

Answer 8

no. but "hogshead" is a chain of pubs

Answer 9

Not really. It's primary use as a unit of measurement has been superceded by litres or gallons and their multiples.
Bushel remains more commonly used.

Answer 10

Yes in that it is a unit of measurement.