a tun

listen to the pronunciation of a tun
Turkish - Turkish

Definition of a tun in Turkish Turkish dictionary

tun
Gizli yer, köşe bucak
tun
Gece
English - English
tonne
tun
A fermenting vat
tun
An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes

Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons.

tun
{n} a cask of four hogsheads, 2 hundred weight, a space in a ship to contain a tun
tun
{v} to put into a cask, to barrel up drink
tun
Warp
tun
A drunkard; so called humorously, or in contempt
tun
The unit of measure of a vessel's burthen or tunnage The name is derived From a large wine barrel; hence, the number of runs of wine that she could carry For practical purposes, most authorities deem the tunnage/burthen of a vessel to be the product of her length times beam times depth divided by 100
tun
a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals
tun
A very large cask for storing wine Some are large enough to hold the wine for several hundred thousand bottles
tun
A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons
tun
(occasionally ton)
tun
A weight of 2,240 pounds
tun
Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; called also tun-shell
tun
{f} put into a tun, put into casks; store in a tun
tun
The vessel that you mash in I use a Rubbermaid cooler, the kind football teams dump over the coaches head
tun
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask
tun
In different countries, the tun differs in quantity
tun
{i} large beer barrel or wine cask; large container used for fermenting, fermenting vat; measure of liquid capacity equal to 955 liters or 252 gallons (used for measuring wine); weight of 2,240 pounds (1,016 kilograms); large quantity which is vague or indefinite; chimney (Slang); drunk, alcoholic (Slang)
tun
A period of approximately one year In actuality, 360 days
tun
An indefinite large quantity
tun
a large cask or barrel used for ale
tun
To put into tuns, or casks
a tun
Favorites