GALLON, a measure of capacity both for dry and liquid things, containing four quarts. But these quarts, and consequently the gallon itself, are different, according
Galloway cording to the quality of the thing measured: For instance, the wine-gallon contains 231 cubic inches, and holds eight pounds averdupois of pure water; the beer and ale gallon contains 281 solid inches, and holds ten pounds three ounces and a quarter averdupois of water; and the gallon for corn, meal, &c. 272 cubic inches, and holds nine pounds thirteen ounces of pure water.