tun (n.) Old form(s): Tunne , Tunnes
barrel, large cask
1H4 II.iv.436[Prince Hal (as King) to Falstaff (as Hal), of Falstaff] a tun of man is thy companion
Cor IV.v.102[Coriolanus to Aufidius] I have ... / Drawn tuns of blood out of thy country's breast
MW II.i.60[Mistress Ford to Mistress Page, of Falstaff] this whale, with so many tuns of oil in his belly
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