Definitions
1.nounA large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
2.nounA fermenting vat.
3.nounAn old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.
4.nounA weight of 2,240 pounds.
5.nounAn indefinite large quantity.
6.nounA drunkard.
7.nounAny shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
8.nounThe cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.
9.verbTo put into tuns, or casks.