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/tən/
/tən/
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Other forms: tuns; tunned; tunning
Definitions of tun
1. noun
a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals
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 Of the beautiful sort, find Lord, if You tun— She's about to be short.
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper
 “Well,” said the Wart, “I can see why the reptiles who had given up being fishes decided to
become birds. It certainly is tun.”
The Once and Future King by T. H. White
 According to one early chronicler, “The Dauphin, thinking King Henry to be given to such plays
and light follies . . . sent to him a tun of tennis-balls.”
The New YorkerApr 14, 2016
 With its enormous mash tun tanks and brew kettles, vintage control panels and sweltering heat,
the room resembles the belly of a steamship.
New York TimesOct 16, 2010
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