noun

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

2. A fermenting vat.

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

Synonyms: alcoholic, souse, suck-pint, buttload

verb

1. To put into tuns, or casks.