Tun

tun, n. a large cask: an obsolete liquid measure of capacity—in old ale and beer measure, 216 gallons; in old wine measure, 252 gallons.— v.t. to store in a tun.— ns. Tun′-bell′y , a big pot-belly; Tun′-dish ( Shak. ), a wooden funnel; Tun′nage , a tax on imported wines; Tun′ning , the act of brewing, the amount brewed at one time. [A.S. tunne .]