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Vocabulary Entry
tun
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A large beer or wine cask.
Example Sentences
"The brewery stored its ale in a huge tun."
"After the harvest, they filled the tun with fresh cider."
"The ancient Romans used tuns to transport their wine."
V
verb
To turn or change, often related to brewing or distilling.
Example Sentences
"He had to tun the mixture in the vat before bottling."
"They will tun the batch of wine tomorrow."
"You need to tun the grain several times for best results."