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tun

noun
/tʌn/UK

Etymology

From Middle English tunne, tonne (“cask, barrel”), from Old English tunne (“tun, cask, barrel”), from Proto-Germanic *tunnǭ, *tunnō (“tun, barrel, cask”), from Latin tunna, probably of Gaulish origin. Cognate with North Frisian tenn (“tun, barrel, cask”), Dutch ton (“tun, barrel, cask”), German Tonne (“tun, barrel, drum”), Danish tønde (“barrel”), Swedish tunna (“barrel, cask, tun”), Icelandic tunna (“barrel”). Compare also Old French tonne, French tonneau (“ton, barrel”), Medieval Latin tunna (“cask”), Middle Irish tunna (“cask”), Welsh tynell (“tun, barrel”). It is uncertain whether the Germanic or the Celtic forms are the original.

  1. derived from tunna
  2. derived from *tunnǭ✻
  3. derived from tunne
  4. derived from tunne

Definitions

  1. A large cask

    A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)

  2. A fermenting vat.

  3. A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine…

    A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.

  4. ›+ 11 more definitions

    1. Synonym of long ton

      Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.

    2. Synonym of ton

      Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.

      • He therefore sends you, meeter for your spirit, / This tun of treasure; and, in lieu of this, / Desires you let the dukedoms that you claim / Hear no more of you.
      • A Tun of Man in thy Large bulk is writ, / But sure thou'rt but a Kilderkin of wit.

    3. Synonym of drunkard

      Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.

    4. Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.

    5. The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.

    6. A small silver cup holding half a pint, sometimes having a whistle in the handle that…

      A small silver cup holding half a pint, sometimes having a whistle in the handle that could not be blown until the cup was empty.

      • So abundant is the supply of tankards and "tuns" […]

    7. a chimney.

    8. To put into tuns, or casks.

      • Strong beer that is brewed in small quantities, and ale, whatever the quantity may be, should be tunned the second day after brewing; and small beer should be tunned as soon as it has fairly taken the yeast

    9. A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal…

      A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.

    10. A respectful term of address to royalties and certain award recipients

    11. A surname from Burmese.

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