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Definition of Tun
1. Noun. A large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals.
Definition of Tun
1. n. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
2. v. i. To put into tuns, or casks.
Definition of Tun
1. Noun. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. ¹
2. Noun. (context: brewing) A fermenting vat. ¹
3. Noun. An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes. ¹
4. Noun. A weight of 2,240 pounds. ¹
5. Noun. An indefinite large quantity. ¹
6. Noun. (archaic humorous or derogatory) A drunkard. ¹
7. Noun. (zoology) Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; called also tun-shell. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To put into tuns, or casks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tun
1. to store in a large cask [v TUNNED, TUNNING, TUNS]
Medical Definition of Tun
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1. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
2. A fermenting vat.
3. 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. A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton.
5. An indefinite large quantity. "A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ." (Dryden)
6. A drunkard; so called humorously, or in contempt.
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