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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEC'TOLITER, n. [Gr. a hundred, and a pound.] A French measure of capacity for liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, or 107 Paris pints. As a dry measure, it is called a setier, and contains 10 decaliters or bushels [boisseaux.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: hectoliter, hectolitre, hl]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French hectolitre, from hect- + litre liter Date: 1810 — see metric system table

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hectoliter Hec"to*li`ter, Hectolitre Hec"to*li`tre, n. [F. hectolitre, fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. litre a liter.] A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 261/2 gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 25/6 Winchester bushels.