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powdering tub

powdering tub noun: a tub in which the meat was powdered or salted; a salting tub, pickling tub or powdering trough.

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 powdering tub

pluralpowdering tubs
alternative formpowtheringe tubb
alternative formpowthering tubbe
alternative formpowthering tub
alternative formpowther tubb
alternative formpowtering tobe
alternative formpowldering tubb
alternative formpowd'rn tub
alternative formpowdring-tubb
alternative formpowdringe tubbe
alternative formpowdringe tubb
alternative formpowdringe tub
alternative formpowdring tubbe
alternative formpowdring tubb
alternative formpowd'ring tub
alternative formpowdring tub
alternative formpowdrin tub
alternative formpowdreing tubb
alternative formpowderyng tubb
alternative formpowderinge tubbe

Questions about powdering tub

What does powdering tub mean?
Powdering tub means a tub in which the meat was powdered or salted; a salting tub, pickling tub or powdering trough.
What part of speech is powdering tub?
Powdering tub is a noun.
What is the plural of powdering tub?
The plural of powdering tub is powdering tubs.

Words near powdering tub in the dictionary

  1. powderiness
  2. powdering
  3. powdering gown
  4. powdering gowns
  5. powdering one's nose
  6. powdering tub
  7. powdering tubb
  8. powdering tubbe
  9. powdering tube
  10. powdering tubs
  11. powderinge tubb

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