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.

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

Definition for tun (2 of 2)

Tun.

Tunisia.

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Example sentences from the Web for tun

It throws off little or no yeast, because the fermentation was nearly finished in the tun.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Our forefathers liked their venison in gobbets, for three hours at a stretch, and washed it down with a tun or two of sack.
Francis Beaumont: Dramatist|Charles Mills Gayley
But outside the actual "tun" there would be something connected with the Saxon settlement which you would be sure to notice.
Social Life in England Through the Centuries|H. R. Wilton Hall
Nature had not intended him for a topman, for though wonderfully muscular, his figure was like a tun.
Ben Burton|W. H. G. Kingston

This is performed in a large tub, or tun, having two bottoms.
Popular Technology, Vol. I (of 2)|Edward Hazen

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tun
释义	tun [ tuhn ] / tʌn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tun ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Words nearby tun tumulous, tumult, tumultuary, tumultuous, tumulus, tun, tuna, tunable, Tunbridge ware, Tunbridge Wells, tundish Definition for tun (2 of 2) Tun. Tunisia. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tun It throws off little or no yeast, because the fermentation was nearly finished in the tun. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Our forefathers liked their venison in gobbets, for three hours at a stretch, and washed it down with a tun or two of sack. Francis Beaumont: Dramatist\|Charles Mills Gayley But outside the actual "tun" there would be something connected with the Saxon settlement which you would be sure to notice. Social Life in England Through the Centuries\|H. R. Wilton Hall Nature had not intended him for a topman, for though wonderfully muscular, his figure was like a tun. Ben Burton\|W. H. G. Kingston This is performed in a large tub, or tun, having two bottoms. Popular Technology, Vol. I (of 2)\|Edward Hazen 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tun jug, flask, urn, vase, can, bottle, vessel, basin, pot, cask, pipe, cylinder, drum, keg, beaker, crock, decanter, pitcher, flagon, chalice
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tun

noun

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

Origin of tun

Words nearby tun

Definition for tun (2 of 2)

Example sentences from the Web for tun

British Dictionary definitions for tun

noun

verb tuns, tunning or tunned

Word Origin for tun

Words related to tun