Gallon

[Sp. gal on; L. Lat. galo, galona, from gelo, an earthen ve el with a narrow neck and handles, for holding wine; Fr. gal on, a grocer's box.] A liquid or dry measure of four quarts, or eight pints. The Im perial G., the standard British measure both for dry and liquid articles, contains 10 lbs. avoirdupois weight of distilled water (weighed in air at the temperature of 68° of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barometer being at 30 inches), or 277-274 cubic inches. The G. of the United States is the standard Winchester wine G. of 2.31 cubic inches, and contains 8-3388 avoirdupois lbs., or 58372-1754 troy grains of distilled water at 39-83 Fahrenheit, the barometer being at 30 inches. It is the legal G. in each State in which no law exists fixing a state or statute G. The G. of the State of New York is of the capacity of 8 pounds of pure water at its maximum density, or 221-184 cubic inches.