tun
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (brewing) A fermenting vat.
2. (historical) A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.Examples: "Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons."historical
3. (figurative) Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.Examples: "He therefore sends you, meeter for your spirit, / This tun of treasure; and, in lieu of this, / Desires you let the dukedoms that you claim / Hear no more of you."; "A Tun of Man in thy Large bulk is writ, / But sure thou'rt but a Kilderkin of wit."Synonyms: tonfiguratively
4. (archaic, humorous or derogatory) Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.Synonyms: drunkardarchaicderogatoryhumorous
5. (obsolete, Oxford University, Pembroke College) A small silver cup holding half a pint, sometimes having a whistle in the handle that could not be blown until the cup was empty.Examples: "So abundant is the supply of tankards and "tuns" […]"obsolete
6. (dialectal, UK) a chimney.UKdialectal
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To put into tuns, or casks.Examples: "Strong beer that is brewed in small quantities, and ale, whatever the quantity may be, should be tunned the second day after brewing; and small beer should be tunned as soon as it has fairly taken the yeast"transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary