gallonn.

Brit.

/ˈɡalən/, U.S.

/ˈɡælən/

Forms: Middle English galun, Middle English galoun, Middle English galown, Middle English–1600s galon, 1500s galne ( gal(l)ond(e, galla(u)nde, 1600s gallante), 1500s– gallon.

Etymology: < Old Northern French galun, galon, Central Old French jalon, etc. (= medieval Latin galōn-em), apparently cognate with French jale bowl. Compare the diminutive form Old French galet, jalet (masculine), medieval Latin galleta (feminine), a measure for wine, Old English gęllet bowl (? from Romance or popular Latin), Portuguese galheta mug; also Old French galaie, galeie, jalaie, etc., feminine a measure for liquids, grain, etc. The ultimate origin is unknown.

a. An English measure of capacity. The imperial gallon contains 277¼ cubic inches: the winegallon of 231 cubic inches is the standard in the United States.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > gallon

gallonc1300

gawn1565

wine-gallon1657

beer-gallon1661

bulk gallon1889

c1300 in Wright Relig. Songs vii. 37 Bachares and brueres..Loȝe heo holdet hore galun, mid berme heo hine fulleth.

c1386 G. Chaucer Manciple's Prol. 24 Ther is falle on me swich heuinesse..þat me were leuere slepe, Than the beste galon wyn in Chepe.

c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. v. 187 He þat repenteþ Raþest schulde arysen aftur, And greten Sir gloten with a galun of ale [B. a galoun ale].

a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sloane) (1862) 26 To a pot of oyle of on galon, And of hony a qwharte þou take.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccxlii^v Some voyde mo cuppis than man wolde thynke possyble And other some, galons: so that theyr ioyntis ar feble.

1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. N.iii 8 pounde (or 8 pyntes) do make a galon.

a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 275 He that drank most, was one Promachus, who drank off fower gallons and one pottle.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word) In Liquids two Pottles, or four Quarts, or eight Pints, make one Gallon..But in dry Measure, two Gallons, which is six Pottles, make one Peck.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. ii. 12 The men drank beer by the gallon.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands App. B. 576 The Jersey wine gallon contains rather more than two hundred and forty-seven cubic inches English.

b. As a dry measure for corn, bread, etc.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units

skep1100

strike13..

strick1421

muida1425

hoop1520

tope1530

stroke1532

anker1597

corn-hoop1660

gallon1684

acherset1701

1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 132 Take a Gallon of Wheat, and Oat-meal-flower.

1725 [see sense 1a].

1883 Harper's Mag. Apr. 657/2 I ask questions in order to discover what a gallon of bread is.

1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. (at cited word) ‘I'd far rather pay a shilling for a gallon of bread than have it so very cheap.’

c. figurative. A large amount.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > (a) great quantity or amount

felec825

muchc1230

good wone1297

plentyc1300

bushelc1374

sight1390

mickle-whata1393

forcea1400

manynessa1400

multitudea1400

packc1400

a good dealc1430

greata1450

sackful1484

power1489

horseloadc1500

mile1508

lump1523

a deal?1532

peckc1535

heapa1547

mass1566

mass1569

gallon1575

armful1579

cart-load1587

mickle1599

bushelful1600–12

a load1609

wreck1612

parisha1616

herd1618

fair share1650

heapa1661

muchness1674

reams1681

hantle1693

mort1694

doll?1719

lift1755

acre1759

beaucoup1760

ton1770

boxload1795

boatload1807

lot1811

dollop1819

swag1819

faggald1824

screed1826

Niagara1828

wad1828

lashings1829

butt1831

slew1839

ocean1840

any amount (of)1848

rake1851

slather1857

horde1860

torrent1864

sheaf1865

oodlesa1867

dead load1869

scad1869

stack1870

jorum1872

a heap sight1874

firlot1883

oodlings1886

chunka1889

whips1888

God's quantity1895

streetful1901

bag1917

fid1920

fleetful1923

mob1927

bucketload1930

pisspot1944

shitload1954

megaton1957

mob-o-ton1975

gazillion1978

buttload1988

shit ton1991

1575 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 90 To requite your gallonde of godbwyes.

†2. A vessel for holding liquids (tr. Latin lagena).

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > other specific vessels for holding liquids > [noun]

canOE

tynel1336

gallona1382

pinbouke1555

pan1868

jerrycan1943

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxx. 14 And shal be to-mynusht, as is to-brosid the galoun of the crockere.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Mark xiv. 13 A man beringe a galoun of watir.

1459 in Paston Lett. I. 472 ij. galons, with gilt verges.

Compounds

General attributive, as gallon-bottle, gallon-measure, gallon-pot.

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1459 in Paston Lett. I. 469 ij. galon pottes, all gilt.

1459 in Paston Lett. I. 488 j. payre galon bottels of one sorte.

1465 in J. B. Heath Some Acct. Worshipful Company of Grocers (1869) 424 ii Galon Pottis chased and half gylte.

1481 Durham MS. Cell. Roll j galon mesour.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gallon
释义	gallonn. Brit. /ˈɡalən/, U.S. /ˈɡælən/ Forms: Middle English galun, Middle English galoun, Middle English galown, Middle English–1600s galon, 1500s galne ( gal(l)ond(e, galla(u)nde, 1600s gallante), 1500s– gallon. Etymology: < Old Northern French galun, galon, Central Old French jalon, etc. (= medieval Latin galōn-em), apparently cognate with French jale bowl. Compare the diminutive form Old French galet, jalet (masculine), medieval Latin galleta (feminine), a measure for wine, Old English gęllet bowl (? from Romance or popular Latin), Portuguese galheta mug; also Old French galaie, galeie, jalaie, etc., feminine a measure for liquids, grain, etc. The ultimate origin is unknown. 1. a. An English measure of capacity. The imperial gallon contains 277¼ cubic inches: the winegallon of 231 cubic inches is the standard in the United States. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > gallon gallonc1300 gawn1565 wine-gallon1657 beer-gallon1661 bulk gallon1889 c1300 in Wright Relig. Songs vii. 37 Bachares and brueres..Loȝe heo holdet hore galun, mid berme heo hine fulleth. c1386 G. Chaucer Manciple's Prol. 24 Ther is falle on me swich heuinesse..þat me were leuere slepe, Than the beste galon wyn in Chepe. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. v. 187 He þat repenteþ Raþest schulde arysen aftur, And greten Sir gloten with a galun of ale [B. a galoun ale]. a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sloane) (1862) 26 To a pot of oyle of on galon, And of hony a qwharte þou take. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccxlii^v Some voyde mo cuppis than man wolde thynke possyble And other some, galons: so that theyr ioyntis ar feble. 1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. N.iii 8 pounde (or 8 pyntes) do make a galon. a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 275 He that drank most, was one Promachus, who drank off fower gallons and one pottle. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word) In Liquids two Pottles, or four Quarts, or eight Pints, make one Gallon..But in dry Measure, two Gallons, which is six Pottles, make one Peck. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. ii. 12 The men drank beer by the gallon. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands App. B. 576 The Jersey wine gallon contains rather more than two hundred and forty-seven cubic inches English. b. As a dry measure for corn, bread, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units skep1100 strike13.. strick1421 muida1425 hoop1520 tope1530 stroke1532 anker1597 corn-hoop1660 gallon1684 acherset1701 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 132 Take a Gallon of Wheat, and Oat-meal-flower. 1725 [see sense 1a]. 1883 Harper's Mag. Apr. 657/2 I ask questions in order to discover what a gallon of bread is. 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. (at cited word) ‘I'd far rather pay a shilling for a gallon of bread than have it so very cheap.’ c. figurative. A large amount. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > (a) great quantity or amount felec825 muchc1230 good wone1297 plentyc1300 bushelc1374 sight1390 mickle-whata1393 forcea1400 manynessa1400 multitudea1400 packc1400 a good dealc1430 greata1450 sackful1484 power1489 horseloadc1500 mile1508 lump1523 a deal?1532 peckc1535 heapa1547 mass1566 mass1569 gallon1575 armful1579 cart-load1587 mickle1599 bushelful1600–12 a load1609 wreck1612 parisha1616 herd1618 fair share1650 heapa1661 muchness1674 reams1681 hantle1693 mort1694 doll?1719 lift1755 acre1759 beaucoup1760 ton1770 boxload1795 boatload1807 lot1811 dollop1819 swag1819 faggald1824 screed1826 Niagara1828 wad1828 lashings1829 butt1831 slew1839 ocean1840 any amount (of)1848 rake1851 slather1857 horde1860 torrent1864 sheaf1865 oodlesa1867 dead load1869 scad1869 stack1870 jorum1872 a heap sight1874 firlot1883 oodlings1886 chunka1889 whips1888 God's quantity1895 streetful1901 bag1917 fid1920 fleetful1923 mob1927 bucketload1930 pisspot1944 shitload1954 megaton1957 mob-o-ton1975 gazillion1978 buttload1988 shit ton1991 1575 G. 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