GALLON

, an English measure of capacity, for things both liquid and dry, containing 2 pottles, or 4 quarts, or 8 pints. But those pints and quarts, and consequently the Gallon itself, are different, according to the quality of the things measured: the wine Gallon, for instance, contains 231 cubic inches, and holds 8lb 5 2/3 oz, avoirdupois, of pure water; the beer and ale Gallon contains 282 cubic inches, and holds 10lb 3 1/3 oz of water; and the Gallon dry measure, for grain, meal, &c, contains 268 4/5 cubic inches, and holds 9lb 11 1/2 oz of water.