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powderyng tubb

powderyng 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 powderyng tubb

pluralpowderyng tubbs

Questions about powderyng tubb

What is powderyng tubb the alternative form of?
Powderyng tubb is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near powderyng tubb in the dictionary

  1. powdery liveforever
  2. powdery liveforevers
  3. powdery mildew
  4. powdery mildews
  5. powdery scab
  6. powderyng tubb
  7. powdike
  8. powdikes
  9. powdre
  10. powdreing tubb
  11. powdres

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Adapted from Wiktionary: powderyng 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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