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Tun (tŭn), n. [AS. tunne. See Ton a weight.] 1. 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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2. (Brewing) A fermenting vat.
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3. 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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4. (Com.) A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton. [R.]
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5. An indefinite large quantity. Shak.
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A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ. Dryden.
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6. A drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in contempt. Dryden.
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7. (Zo&ö;l.) Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; -- called also tun-shell.
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Tun, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tunning.] To put into tuns, or casks. Boyle.
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