Mash tun, a large tub used in making mash and wort.
Mash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mashing.] [Akin
to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and prob. to mischen, E. mix.
See 2d Mash.] To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state
by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a
mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as
malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.
Mashing tub, a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries;
-- called also mash tun, and mash vat.
Mash"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a
machine for making mash.