TON

I. noun (plural ~s; also ~) see: tun Date: 14th century 1. a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet, a unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ~ weight of seawater used in reckoning the displacement of ships and equal to 35 cubic feet, a unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 cubic feet, any of various units of weight:, see: weight metric ~ , a great quantity ; lot , II. noun Etymology: French, literally, ~e, from Old French, from Latin ~us Date: 1756 the prevailing fashion ; vogue , the quality or state of being smart or fashionable