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1. (n.) tun
a large cask for holding liquids, esp. wine, ale, or beer.
2. tun
a measure of liquid capacity, usu. equivalent to 252 gallons.
3. (v.t.) tun
to put into or store in a tun or tuns.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME tunne, OE, c. OFris, MD, MLG tunne, tonne, late ON tunna, perh. all ult. < early ML
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1. (noun) tun
a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals
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1. (noun) tun
a large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask
2. (noun) tun
a fermenting vat
3. (noun) tun
a certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun differs in quantity
4. (noun) tun
a weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton
5. (noun) tun
an indefinite large quantity
6. (noun) tun
a drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in contempt
7. (noun) tun
any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; -- called also tun-shell
8. (verb) tun
to put into tuns, or casks
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