Definitions of tun

The word "tun" uses 3 letters: ntu.

n. - A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. ²

n. - A fermenting vat. ²

n. - 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. ²

n. - A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton. ²

n. - An indefinite large quantity. ²

n. - A drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in contempt. ²

n. - Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; -- called also tun-shell. ²

v. i. - To put into tuns, or casks. ²