tun

noun · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

tunstunnetonnetunob

1.
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.)
2.
(brewing) A fermenting vat.
3.
(historical)A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.
4.
Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
Đồng nghĩa: long ton
5.
(figuratively)(figurative) Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.
Đồng nghĩa: ton
6.
(archaic, derogatory, humorous)(archaic, humorous or derogatory) Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.
Đồng nghĩa: drunkard
7.
Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
8.
The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.
9.
(obsolete)(obsolete, Oxford University, Pembroke College) A small silver cup holding half a pint, sometimes having a whistle in the handle that could not be blown until the cup was empty.
10.
(UK, dialectal)a chimney.
11.
A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.
12.
(Malaysia)A respectful term of address to royalties and certain award recipients

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verb

V_es/s

tuns

V_ing/Gerund

tunning

V_ed/pp

tunnedtunne

1.
(transitive)To put into tuns, or casks.

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Đồng nghĩa

long tonton drunkard

Cùng gốc / liên quan

tun-moot

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English tunne, tonne (cask, barrel), from Old English tunne (tun, cask, barrel), from Proto-Germanic *tunnǭ, *tunnō (tun, barrel, cask), from Latin tunna, probably of - origin.