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washtub

[ wosh-tuhb, wawsh- ]

noun

  1. a tub for use in washing washing clothes, linens, etc.


washtub

/ ˈɒʃˌʌ /

noun

  1. a tub or large container used for washing anything, esp clothes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of washtub1

First recorded in 1595–1605; wash + tub
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Example Sentences

She lifted little May out of her dreaming and ran and put her in the old metal washtub.

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Perilee’s condition made bending over the washboard and washtub awkward and uncomfortable.

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Old Salt Farm shares step-by-step instructions on how to create a washtub planter perfect for holding an array of pretty flowers or even an herb garden.

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But in the wintertime Pa filled and heaped the washtub with clean snow, and on the cookstove it melted to water.

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Last night we went to Henry Public, which had this unbelievable trio, this violin player, guitar player and someone playing a washtub bass.

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