tun
noun
[ tʌn ]
• a large beer or wine cask.
• an imperial measure of capacity, equal to 4 hogsheads.
• a large marine mollusc which has a rounded shell with broad spirals.
tun
verb
• store (wine or other alcoholic drinks) in a tun.
Origin:
Old English tunne, from medieval Latin tunna, probably of Gaulish origin.
