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The sheep ( Upper German ) is a mostly oval, up to 0.5 m high, larger, generally waterproof container made of wood or galvanized sheet metal, which widens towards the top and usually has no lid. As a rule, a sheep has two handles for carrying. In terms of quantity, a small sheep is equivalent to a bucket with 10 to 15 liters, a large sheep can hold several hundred liters of liquid and thus take up the volume of a bathtub .
In historical times, the sheep served as a means of transport and (standardized) measure for grain ( bushels ) and other bulk goods . The use of works or their storage as a fire bucket in the event of a fire is also attested. In 1470, Duke Sigmund IV of Austria-Tyrol stipulated the acquisition of 25 “scheffer” by the local cooper in a municipal fire code for Bolzano .
The expression Schaff is widespread in the southern German-speaking area ( Bavaria , Austria ), in northern German it roughly corresponds to the vat . Accordingly, the job titles are Schäffler and Böttcher / Böttger . The expression Schaffel is also widespread in Austria , as in the idiom .. It rains like a sheep .
To be distinguished from this conceptually are u. a. the related names:
- the tub : also open, but suitable for lighting (laundry tub, bath tub)
- the barrel :
- either with liquid content closed on both sides and stored horizontally (for beer , wine or sparkling wine ) with a tap in the bunghole at the deepest point as a drain
- or if the contents contain solid material, upright and usually with a lid (e.g. for sauerkraut , pickles ).
- the tub : which is only used for liquids, but does not necessarily have to be portable.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Hannes Obermair : Written form and documented tradition of the city of Bozen up to 1500 . In: Bozen Süd - Bolzano Nord . tape 2 . Bolzano 2008, ISBN 978-88-901870-1-8 , pp. 139, no.1107 .