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powldering tubb

powldering 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 powldering tubb

pluralpowldering tubbs

Questions about powldering tubb

What is powldering tubb the alternative form of?
Powldering tubb is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near powldering tubb in the dictionary

  1. powidl
  2. powis
  3. Powises
  4. powitch
  5. powk
  6. powldering tubb
  7. powldoodies
  8. powldoody
  9. powldron
  10. powldrons
  11. Powles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: powldering 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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