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powderinge tubbe

powderinge 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 powderinge tubbe

pluralpowderinge tubbes

Questions about powderinge tubbe

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

Words near powderinge tubbe in the dictionary

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

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