tun

  1. Noun.  A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
  2. Noun.  (context, brewing) A fermenting vat.
  3. Noun.  An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.
  4. Noun.  A weight of 2,240 pounds.
  5. Noun.  An indefinite large quantity.
  6. Noun.  A drunkard; so called humorously, or in contempt.
  7. Noun.  (zoology) Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; called also tun-shell.

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