Tun

Quick meaning: Tun is a noun meaning (brewing) A fermenting vat.

Meaning

(brewing) A fermenting vat.

More Meanings

1. Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
2. (figurative) Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.
3. Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
4. The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.
5. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
6. (historical) A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.
7. (archaic, humorous or derogatory) Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.

Example Sentences

So abundant is the supply of tankards and "tuns" […]

A Tun of Man in thy Large bulk is writ, / But sure thou'rt but a Kilderkin of wit.

He therefore sends you, meeter for your spirit, / This tun of treasure; and, in lieu of this, / Desires you let the dukedoms that you claim / Hear no more of you.

Strong beer that is brewed in small quantities, and ale, whatever the quantity may be, should be tunned the second day after brewing; and small beer should be tunned as soon as it has fairly taken the yeast

Word Forms

• tuns
• tunne
• tunning
• tunned
• tunob

Synonyms for tun

Depending on context, synonyms include ton, drunkard.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include attuned, adjusted, tempered, keyed, cask, gyle.

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