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

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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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