- Tun (unit) - Wikipedia
The word tun is etymologically related to the word ton for the unit of mass, the mass of a tun of wine being approximately one long ton, which is 2 240 pounds (1 016 kg)
- TUN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of TUN is a large cask especially for wine
- tun - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
tun (plural tuns or tunob) A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days
- TUN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
It is derived from the "tun", the term applied to a barrel of the largest size A good quality lauter tun has rotating rake arms with a central drive unit The name tun refers to the snails' shell shape which resembles wine casks known as tuns
- tun, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tun, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- tun - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
tun (tun), n , v , tunned, tun•ning n a large cask for holding liquids, esp wine, ale, or beer Weights and Measures a measure of liquid capacity, usually equivalent to 252 wine gallons v t to put into or store in a tun or tuns
- TUN. Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Under extreme conditions, tardigrades may engage in cryptobiosis, a process in which they may become completely dehydrated and roll up into a little ball called a "tun "
- What is a t-u-n? | The Engines of Our Ingenuity
The Heidelberg Tun is a huge wine barrel in the cellar of Heidelberg castle It holds 58,000 gallons The word tun echoes in our language as the T-O-N, ton -- no longer a unit of volume, but of weight That's because it took 2100 pounds of water to fill an old tun
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