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powdring tub

powdring tub 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 tub

pluralpowdring tubs

Questions about powdring tub

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

Words near powdring tub in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: powdring tub (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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