The difference between Souse and Tun

Souse as a noun (US, Appalachian):

Something kept or steeped in brine The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine. # Pickled scrapple. # Pickled or boiled ears and feet of a pig A pickle made with salt. The ear; especially, a hog's ear.

Souse as a noun:

The act of sousing; a plunging into water.

Souse as a noun:

A person suffering from alcoholism.

Souse as a verb (transitive):

To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench.

Souse as a verb (transitive):

To steep in brine; to pickle.

Souse as a noun:

The act of sousing, or swooping.

Souse as a noun:

A heavy blow.

Souse as a verb (now, _, dialectal, transitive):

to strike, beat

Souse as a verb (now, _, dialectal, intransitive):

to fall heavily

Souse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

to pounce upon

Souse as a noun (obsolete):

sou (the French coin)

Souse as a noun (dated):

A small amount

Tun as a noun:

A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.

Tun as a noun (brewing):

A fermenting vat.

Tun as a noun:

An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.

Tun as a noun:

A weight of 2,240 pounds.

Tun as a noun:

An indefinite large quantity.

Tun as a noun (archaic, humorous, or, derogatory):

A drunkard.

Tun as a noun (zoology):

Any shell belonging to and allied genera; called also tun-shell.

Tun as a verb (transitive):

To put into tuns, or casks.

Tun as a noun:

A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.