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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tun (tun),USA pronunciation n., v., tunned, tun•ning.
n. - a large cask for holding liquids, esp. wine, ale, or beer.
- Weights and Measuresa measure of liquid capacity, usually equivalent to 252 wine gallons.
v.t. - to put into or store in a tun or tuns.
- Low German), Old Norse tunna; (verb, verbal) late Middle English, derivative of the noun, nominal
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English tunne, Old English; cognate with Dutch ton, German Tonne (
- Place NamesTunisia.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tun /tʌn/ n - a large beer cask
- a measure of capacity, usually equal to 252 wine gallons
vb (tuns, tunning, tunned)- (transitive) to put into or keep in tuns
Etymology: Old English tunne; related to Old High German, Old Norse tunna, Medieval Latin tunna |