vat

A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.

(Roman Catholicism) A vessel for holding holy water.

(dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.