- Large cask - Large vat - Wine or beer cask - A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a
pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. - A fermenting vat. - A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two
pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun
differs in quantity. - A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton.