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powderinge tubb

powderinge 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 powderinge tubb

pluralpowderinge tubbs

Questions about powderinge tubb

What is powderinge tubb the alternative form of?
Powderinge tubb is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near powderinge tubb in the dictionary

  1. powdering tub
  2. powdering tubb
  3. powdering tubbe
  4. powdering tube
  5. powdering tubs
  6. powderinge tubb
  7. powderinge tubbe
  8. powderings
  9. powderise
  10. powderization
  11. powderizations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: powderinge 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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