tun

[ tuhn ]

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.

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

Other definitions for Tun. (2 of 2)

Tun.

abbreviation

Tunisia.

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How to use tun in a sentence

Raspes and Cherries and Bilberies are never to be boiled, but their juyce put into the Liquor, when it is tunning.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm Digby
Doesn't the beer want tunning, and thou'rt leesing there o' thy haunches; at thy whys and thy wise speeches.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) | John Roby
Before tunning, all the wort should be put together, and thoroughly mixed.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, | Mary Eaton

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

verbtuns, tunning or tunned

(tr) to put into or keep in tuns

Origin of tun

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

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