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powdring-tubb

powdring-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 powdring-tubb

pluralpowdring-tubbs

Questions about powdring-tubb

What is powdring-tubb the alternative form of?
Powdring-tubb is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near powdring-tubb in the dictionary

  1. powdres
  2. powdrin tub
  3. powdring tub
  4. powdring tubb
  5. powdring tubbe
  6. powdring-tubb
  7. powdringe tub
  8. powdringe tubb
  9. powdringe tubbe
  10. powdry
  11. Powe

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Adapted from Wiktionary: powdring-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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