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tone (1121-25)
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tone (1121-25)

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tonne;  toun,  toune;  tune  
  FEW:  tunna 13/ii,414a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  tonne 10,776a TL: tone 10,377 DEAF:  tone  DMF:  tonne  TLF:  tonne  OED:  tun n.1  MED:  tonne n.  DMLBS:  tunna 3524c

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1tun, barrel, large cask for liquids: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  D'eigue dulce des funtaines Funt lur tunes tutes pleines  S Brend mup 998
( MS: c.1250 )  hoc dolium: tune  TLL i 422.213
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  la cerveise empire en toune (M.E. toune)  BIBB ROTH (G) 587
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Ki plus poet boivre plus se paine, Mes adés est la tone pleine  Ross ANTS 3148
( 1399 )  Johan Waltham [...] fist le botillere prendre en chescun port devers le southe et west de chescun .x. tones un tone, et de .xx. [tones .ij. tone pur le prise]  Rot Parl1 iii 446
( 1421-22 )  Item a le couper pur bindyng le dit tonne - .xviij. d.  Mch Tayl Accs1 300 (9 Henry V)
♦large vessel, tub, vat: 
( 1341 )  En l'espense une toune pur pain et un aultre pur aveines  Harefield Invent 5
♦bottle, drinking vessel: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  utres: tunes (D)  Gloss Nequam1 241.62
2merch.unitweightton, measure of weight (for goods): 
( 1427-28 )  .j. tone de ferre  Port Bk studer 8
( 1430 )  .iiij. tones de lin  Port Bk studer 115
( 1430 )  .xxiij. tones de oyle  Port Bk studer 112
♦ ship.unitweight ton, measure of the carrying capacity of a ship: 
( 1356 )  votre receant combaron et justizable jowa sa nef apelé le Rodecog de la charge de .xij. tonnes pris de .x. li.  ROUGH 98
3toponymThe Tun, name of a prison in Dublin for prostitutes and their customers: 
( c.1378-1379 )  Le meir et les bailiffs de Dyvelyn [...] font en purpos et sont comencé de faire une measonet apellé Tune pur enprisoner ceus dequelle condicioun q’ils soient qe serront trové ové femes en lieux suspect  Affairs of Ireland 248
oile tone
oile1
tone lade
lade

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See also:

tonage  toneance  tonel  tonellade  tonnetight  tonwright 
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