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tǒnne
n.
86 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A large barrel for wine, ale, or other liquid; a cask; also
fig.
; (b)
fig.
something to be partaken of; a source of vitality or enjoyment; (c) a wine cask of a definite capacity; a measure of…
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