Definition of Rundlit
Rund"let (?), n. [Dim. of OF.
rondele a little tun, fr. rond round. See Round,
and cf. Roundlet, Runlet.] A small barrel of no
certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it
usually holds about 14½ gallons. [Written also
runlet.]
Rund"let (?), n. [Dim. of OF.
rondele a little tun, fr. rond round. See Round,
and cf. Roundlet, Runlet.] A small barrel of no
certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it
usually holds about 14½ gallons. [Written also
runlet.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons.
- A measure for liquids, as for wine, usually 18.5 gallons.
Quotations
*1882: Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, p. 205.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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