GAMBA 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\frac{1}{2} cubic inches, and holds nine pounds thirteen ounces of pure water.