- (n.) Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; -- called also tun-shell.
- (n.) A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
- (n.) A fermenting vat.
- (v.i.) To put into tuns or casks.
- (n.) A drunkard; -- so called humorously or in contempt.
- (n.) An indefinite large quantity.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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