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tun
1[ tuhn ]
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)
- to put into or store in a tun or tuns.
Tun.
2abbreviation for
- Tunisia.
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
- tr to put into or keep in tuns
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Example Sentences
But, keeping Wu Tun and his t-shirts in mind, how serious is Jack Ma about putting customers first?
Before the Wars there was aye abundance there of hot cakes and fresh herrings and Auxerre wine by the tun.
He asked Wa-kan-tun-ka, the Great Mystery, to give him strength and courage to overcome his enemies.
Lastly, he has baked the biggest Bannock on record; Cake with 5,000 eggs in it, and a tun of butter.
Acton, ak′tun, n. a stuffed leather jacket which used to be worn under a coat of mail.
"He were better bestowed on a tun of wine," the youth retorted, without looking up.
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