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tub

UK/tʌb/ US/tʊb/ common informal slang

noun

1.

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

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2.

a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

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3.

the amount that a tub will hold

  • “a tub of water”
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Origin

From Middle English tubbe, tobbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe or Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe, further etymology unknown. Considered to be unrelated to tube.

Phrases

  • bathing tub
  • bran tub
  • cat in the meal-tub
  • dolly tub
  • harness tub
  • hot tub
  • line tub
  • powdering tub

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