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Pronunciation : Tun
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. tunne. See Ton a weight.]
Definition : 1. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.

2. (Brewing)

Defn: 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. (Com.)

Defn: A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton. [R.]

5. An indefinite large quantity. Shak. A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ. Dryden.

6. A drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in contempt.

7. (Zo?l.)

Defn: Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; -- called also tun-shell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tun
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To put into tuns, or casks. Boyle.

i. [imp. & p. p. Tunned; p. pr. & vb. n. Tunning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913