- cask, tun
- خابِيَة \ cask, tun.
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Tun — Tun, 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Brewing) A fermenting vat. [1913 Webster] 3. A certain measure for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tun-shell — Tun Tun, 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Brewing) A fermenting vat. [1913 Webster] 3. A certain measure for … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tun — [tun] n. [ME tonne < OE tunne, large cask & OFr tonne, both < ML tunna < Celt base] 1. a large cask, esp. for wine, beer, or ale 2. a measure of capacity for liquids, usually 252 wine gallons (954 liters) vt. tunned, tunning to put into… … English World dictionary
Tun — may refer to:*An antiquated British measurement of liquid volume, approximately 252 gallons or 954 litres **A cask with a volume of one tun, especially of wine. *A large sea snail of the family Tonnidae. *An insulated vessel with a false bottom… … Wikipedia
tun´nel|like´ — tun|nel «TUHN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or nelled, nel|ling. –n. 1. an underground passageway, as for automobiles, trains, or persons on foot: »The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel. 2. any one of certain other… … Useful english dictionary
tun´nel|ler — tun|nel «TUHN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or nelled, nel|ling. –n. 1. an underground passageway, as for automobiles, trains, or persons on foot: »The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel. 2. any one of certain other… … Useful english dictionary
tun´nel|er — tun|nel «TUHN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or nelled, nel|ling. –n. 1. an underground passageway, as for automobiles, trains, or persons on foot: »The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel. 2. any one of certain other… … Useful english dictionary
tun|nel — «TUHN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or nelled, nel|ling. –n. 1. an underground passageway, as for automobiles, trains, or persons on foot: »The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel. 2. any one of certain other subterranean… … Useful english dictionary
tun — large cask, O.E. tunne, a general North Sea Germanic word (Cf. O.Fris. tunne, M.Du. tonne, O.H.G. tunna, Ger. tonne), also found in M.L. tunna (9c.) and O.Fr. tonne, perhaps from a Celtic source (Cf. M.Ir., Gael. tunna, O.Ir. toun hide, skin ).… … Etymology dictionary
tun — /tun/, n., v., tunned, tunning. n. 1. a large cask for holding liquids, esp. wine, ale, or beer. 2. a measure of liquid capacity, usually equivalent to 252 wine gallons. v.t. 3. to put into or store in a tun or tuns. [bef. 900; (n.) ME tunne, OE; … Universalium
cask — [n] rounded container for liquids barrel, barrelet, butt, firkin, hogshead, keg, pipe, tun, vat; concept 494 … New thesaurus
