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What (who) is tun - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
TUN; Tun (disambiguation)
Tun
·noun A fermenting vat.
II. Tun ·noun An indefinite large quantity.
III. Tun ·vi To put into tuns, or casks.
IV. Tun ·noun A drunkard;
- so called humorously, or in contempt.
V. Tun ·noun A weight of 2,240 pounds. ·see Ton.
VI. Tun ·noun Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera;
- called also tun-shell.
VII. Tun ·noun A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
VIII. Tun ·noun A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun differs in quantity.
tun
I. n.
1.
Large cask, hogshead.
2.
Two pipes, four hogsheads, 252 gallons.
3.
Large quantity.
II. v. a.
Barrel, cask.
tun
¦ noun
1. a large beer or wine cask.
a brewer's fermenting vat.
2. an imperial measure of capacity, equal to 4 hogsheads.
¦ verb (tuns, tunning, tunned) archaic store (wine or drink) in a tun.
Origin
OE tunne, from med. L. tunna, prob. of Gaulish origin.
Examples of use of tun
1. British government records list a Ye Min Tun as a second secretary at the embassy.
2. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said the incident was a severe blow to Malaysia‘s image.
3. The Defence Minister is staying as guest of Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak. (VNA)
4. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said they wanted progress in the peace talks.
5. The storm left more than 138,000 people dead or missing. (Reporting by Aung Hla Tun; Editing by Darren Schuettler)