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(), n.[AS. tunne. See Ton a weight.] 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) 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.) 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. (Zol.) Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; -- called also tun-shell. Tun v. i.[imp. & p. p.Tunned (); p. pr. & vb. n.Tunning.] To put into tuns, or casks. Boyle. スポンサード リンク
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