Butt (unit)



The butt is an obsolete English measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads, being between 450 and 1060 L by various definitions.

Equivalents
A butt approximately equated to 108 impgal for ale or 126 impgal for wine (also known as a pipe), although the Oxford English Dictionary notes that "these standards were not always precisely adhered to".

The butt is one in a series of English wine cask units, being half of a tun.