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