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powdring tubbe

powdring 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 powdring tubbe

pluralpowdring tubbes

Questions about powdring tubbe

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

Words near powdring tubbe in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: powdring tubbe (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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