tuns

noun

  1. 1

    A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.

  2. 2

    A fermenting vat.

  3. 3

    An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.

  4. 4

    A weight of 2,240 pounds.

  5. 5

    An indefinite large quantity.

  6. 6

    A drunkard.

  7. 7

    Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.

  8. 8

    The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To put into tuns, or casks.

noun

  1. 1

    A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.

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