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powdering tubbe

powdering tubbe 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 powdering tubbe

pluralpowdering tubbes

Questions about powdering tubbe

What is powdering tubbe the alternative form of?
Powdering tubbe is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near powdering tubbe in the dictionary

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

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