barrel vs hogshead

barrel and hogshead both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
barrel	Yes	No	Yes	No
hogshead	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hogshead is a hyponym of barrel; that is, hogshead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than barrel:

Other hyponyms of barrel include beer barrel, beer keg, butt, keg, pickle barrel, shook, tun, wine barrel, wine cask.

barrel (noun)	hogshead (noun)
a cylindrical container that holds liquids	a large cask especially one holding 63 gals
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired	a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
any of various units of capacity
the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

barrel (verb)	hogshead (verb)
put in barrels