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slack-tub

slack-tub is the alternative spelling of slack tub.

Meaning of slack tub

Noun

slack tub (plural slack tubs)

  1. A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.

Forms of slack-tub

pluralslack-tubs

Questions about slack-tub

What is slack-tub the alternative spelling of?
Slack-tub is the alternative spelling of slack tub.

Words near slack-tub in the dictionary

  1. slack-handedness
  2. slack-jawed
  3. slack-key
  4. slack-rope
  5. slack-ropes
  6. slack-tub
  7. slack-tubs
  8. slack-water
  9. slack-waters
  10. slackadaisical
  11. slackard

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