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poudring tubb

poudring tubb is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Meaning of powdering tub

Noun

powdering tub (plural powdering tubs)

  1. (archaic) a tub in which the meat was powdered or salted; a salting tub, pickling tub or powdering trough.
  2. (obsolete) A heated tub for the treatment of venereal disease by sweating.
  3. (obsolete, slang) the pocky Hospital at Kingsland near London.

Forms of poudring tubb

pluralpoudring tubbs

Questions about poudring tubb

What is poudring tubb the alternative form of?
Poudring tubb is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near poudring tubb in the dictionary

  1. poudrette
  2. poudretteite
  3. poudrettes
  4. poudreuse
  5. poudreuses
  6. poudring tubb
  7. poudringe tub
  8. poudringe tubb
  9. pouds
  10. pouf
  11. pouf paste

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poudring tubb (page history and authors); powdering tub (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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