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
Definition for tun (2 of 2)
Tun.
abbreviation
Tunisia.
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Example sentences from the Web for tun
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 DigbyDoesn't the beer want tunning, and thou'rt leesing there o' thy haunches; at thy whys and thy wise speeches.
Before tunning, all the wort should be put together, and thoroughly mixed.
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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