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powd'ring tub

powd'ring tub 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 powd'ring tub

pluralpowd'ring tubs

Questions about powd'ring tub

What is powd'ring tub the alternative form of?
Powd'ring tub is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near powd'ring tub in the dictionary

  1. powaqa
  2. powaqas
  3. Powassan
  4. Powassan encephalitis
  5. Poway
  6. powd'ring tub
  7. powd'rn tub
  8. powder
  9. powder bath
  10. powder baths
  11. powder bed

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