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Word entry · 3 letters

tun

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"Large cask"

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3 lettersPronunciation /tʌn/Part of speech nounSorted ntuStarts with TEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals

Word origin

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 Gaulish origin.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • A Tun of Man in thy Large bulk is writ, / But sure thou'rt but a Kilderkin of wit.
  • So abundant is the supply of tankards and "tuns" […]

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