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A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
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(brewing) A fermenting vat.
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(historical) A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.
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Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
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(figurative) Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.
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(archaic, humorous or derogatory) Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.
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Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
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The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.
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(obsolete, Oxford University, Pembroke College) A small silver cup holding half a pint, sometimes having a whistle in the handle that could not be blown until the cup was empty.