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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Tun.
 
Any vessel, even a goblet or cup. (Anglo-Saxon tunne.)   1
        “Tun, such a cup as jugglers use to show divers tricks by.”—Minsheu: Spanish Dictionary.
 


 Tumbledown Dick.Tunding. 

 
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