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powd'rn tub

powd'rn 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'rn tub

pluralpowd'rn tubs

Questions about powd'rn tub

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

Words near powd'rn tub in the dictionary

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

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