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A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a
pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. |
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A fermenting vat. |
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A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two
pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun
differs in quantity. |
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A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton. |
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An indefinite large quantity. |
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A drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in contempt. |
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Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; -- called
also tun-shell. |
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To put into tuns, or casks. |
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