The meaning of Tun
Tun – definition
nounA large beer or wine cask.
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In 1347 he sold 3 tuns of wine to the king's butler; while in 1349 he exported cloth.nounAn imperial measure of capacity, equal to 4 hogsheads.
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The tun itself came to mean a specific size equal to four hogsheads or about 208 gallons.nounA large marine mollusc which has a rounded shell with broad spirals.
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Most tun shells can be found living in sand, in the tropics beyond the edge of the coral reef.
verbStore (wine or other alcoholic drinks) in a tun.
nounA large round wooden container for beer or wine
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A cartload of wine tuns
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Word origin
Old English tunne, from medieval Latin tunna, probably of Gaulish origin.
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