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powther tubb

powther 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 powther tubb

pluralpowther tubbs

Questions about powther tubb

What is powther tubb the alternative form of?
Powther tubb is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near powther tubb in the dictionary

  1. powter
  2. powtered
  3. powtering
  4. powtering tobe
  5. powters
  6. powther tubb
  7. powthering tub
  8. powthering tubbe
  9. powtheringe tubb
  10. powts
  11. powwaw

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