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powthering tubbe

powthering 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 powthering tubbe

pluralpowthering tubbes

Questions about powthering tubbe

What is powthering tubbe the alternative form of?
Powthering tubbe is the alternative form of powdering tub.

Words near powthering tubbe in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: powthering 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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