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dolly tub

dolly tub noun: a wash tub.

Noun

dolly tub (plural dolly tubs)

  1. (UK, regional) A wash tub.
    • And when he came into the scullery, he found her there, with the little wringer fixed on the dolly-tub, turning blissfully at the handle […].1915, D. H. Lawrence, The Rainbow, Vintage, published 2011, page 122

Forms of dolly tub

pluraldolly tubs

Questions about dolly tub

What does dolly tub mean?
Dolly tub means a wash tub.
What part of speech is dolly tub?
Dolly tub is a noun.
What is the plural of dolly tub?
The plural of dolly tub is dolly tubs.

Words near dolly tub in the dictionary

  1. Dolly Partons
  2. dolly shop
  3. dolly shops
  4. dolly shot
  5. dolly shots
  6. dolly tub
  7. Dolly Varden
  8. Dolly Varden cake
  9. Dolly Varden cakes
  10. Dolly Varden crab
  11. Dolly Varden crabs

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