Defn: A sharp blow; a thump. [Prov. Eng. or Colloq. U. S.]
TUNKER
Tun"ker, n. (Eccl.)
Defn: Same as Dunker.
TUNNAGE
Tun"nage (; 48), n. Etym: [From Tun; cf. Tonnage.]
Defn: See Tonnage.
TUNNEL Tun"nel, n. . Etym: [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; — so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See Ton.]
1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue; a funnel. And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The smoke forth threw. Spenser.
3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (Mining)