Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of
hectoliter .
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Examples
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The average yield of those small properties is estimated by Dr. Broch at '55 bushels (20 hectol) of cereals, and 82-1/2 bushels (30 hectol) of potatoes, with fodder for four cows, seven sheep or goats, and half a horse.'
The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Various
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[18] Dr. Broch shows that in 1875, which was an average year for crops, the production of cereals and potatoes (reduced to the value of barley) was 3125 hectol. per 1000 inhabitants in Norway; whereas the average crops in France yielded 7400 hectol. per 1000 of the population.
The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Various
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