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Noun: bbl
  1. Any of various units of capacity
    "a bbl of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons";
    - barrel

Derived forms: bbls

Type of: British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit, United States liquid unit

Part of: hogshead

Encyclopedia: Bbl