tun

[ tuhn ]

/ tʌn /

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noun

a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.

a measure of liquid capacity, usually equivalent to 252 wine gallons.

verb (used with object), tunned, tun·ning.

to put into or store in a tun or tuns.

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Origin of tun

First recorded before 900; Middle English noun tunne, Old English; cognate with Dutch ton, German Tonne (from Low German ), Old Norse tunna; verb from the noun

Words nearby tun

tumulous, tumult, tumultuary, tumultuous, tumulus, tun, tuna, tunable, Tunbridge ware, Tunbridge Wells, tundish

Other definitions for tun (2 of 2)

Tun.

abbreviation

Tunisia.

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How to use tun in a sentence

But, keeping Wu Tun and his t-shirts in mind, how serious is Jack Ma about putting customers first?
Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers|Brendon Hong|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before the Wars there was aye abundance there of hot cakes and fresh herrings and Auxerre wine by the tun.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
He asked Wa-kan-tun-ka, the Great Mystery, to give him strength and courage to overcome his enemies.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor
Lastly, he has baked the biggest Bannock on record; Cake with 5,000 eggs in it, and a tun of butter.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

Acton, ak′tun, n. a stuffed leather jacket which used to be worn under a coat of mail.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
"He were better bestowed on a tun of wine," the youth retorted, without looking up.
The Long Night|Stanley Weyman

British Dictionary definitions for tun

tun

/ (tʌn) /

noun

a large beer cask

a measure of capacity, usually equal to 252 wine gallons

a cask used during the manufacture of beer

verb tuns, tunning or tunned

(tr) to put into or keep in tuns

Word Origin for tun

Old English tunne; related to Old High German, Old Norse tunna, Medieval Latin tunna

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