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tun

 

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Noun tun has 1 sense
  1. tun - a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals
    --1 is a kind of
    barrel, cask

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Tun

Noun

1. A large cask or barrel, typically used for storing beer or wine.

Example sentence: We need a tun of beer for the party tonight.

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Noun

2. A large cask or barrel, typically used for sea transportation of goods.

Example sentence: The sailors loaded the tun with supplies for the long voyage.

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Noun

3. A measure of liquid capacity, equivalent to 252 wine gallons.

Example sentence: The wine producer sold their product in tuns to distributors.

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Noun

4. A large cask used for fermentation of beer or wine.

Example sentence: The brewery invested in new tuns to increase their production capacity.

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Noun

5. A large cylindrical container used in mining for hoisting ore.

Example sentence: The miners loaded the tun with valuable ore from the depths of the mine.

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Noun

6. A beer measure used in the Shetland Islands, equal to about 216 imperial pints.

Example sentence: They ordered a tun of local ale at the Shetland pub.

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Verb

1. To put into a tun or barrel.

Example sentence: The winemaker tunned the wine for aging.

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Verb

2. To store or ferment in a tun.

Example sentence: The brewmaster tunned the beer for a month before kegging.

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Adjective

1. (Local) Referring to something popular or well-liked by the community.

Example sentence: The local bakery makes the most tun pastries in town.

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