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tun

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tun  (tn)
n.
1. A large cask for liquids, especially wine.
2. A measure of liquid capacity, especially one equivalent to approximately 252 gallons (954 liters).
[Middle English, from Old English tunne, possibly of Celtic origin.]
tun [tʌn]
n
1. a large beer cask
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a measure of capacity, usually equal to 252 wine gallons
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a cask used during the manufacture of beer
vb tuns, tunning, tunned
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (tr) to put into or keep in tuns
[Old English tunne; related to Old High German, Old Norse tunna, Medieval Latin tunna]
Tun a large quantity—Johnson, 1755.
Examples: tun of bliss, 1603; of gold, 1603; of gracious health, 1447.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tuntun - a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals
barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids
Translations
tun [tʌn] N → tonel m
tun
n (= cask) → Fass nt


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The upper part, known as the Case, may be regarded as the great Heidelburgh Tun of the Sperm Whale.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
A profound and scholarly Englishman--a specialist--who had made the great Heidelberg Tun his sole study for fifteen years, told me he had at last satisfied himself that the ancients built it to make German cream in.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
This huge tower, resembling a tun standing on one end, beside which the famous Heidelberg tun would have seemed but a very ordinary barrel, served as a fortification, and on its platform were stationed Belootchees, armed with lances.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
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