Butt
Butt noun - An enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages.
Usage example: a butt of hard cider that we had pressed ourselves
Tun
Tun noun - An enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages.
Usage example: in olden days an English ship's capacity was measured by the number of tuns of wine it could hold
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Synonyms for Tun
Butt is a synonym for tun in barrel topic. You can use "Butt" instead a noun "Tun", if it concerns topics such as rounded container for liquids, cylindrical container.
Nearby Word: tuny
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Tun and Butt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/butt/tun
Butt & Tun. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/butt/tun>.
Tun or Butt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/butt/tun.
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