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twin tub

twin tub noun: a (mainly obsolete) type of washing machine comprising a vertical washing cylinder alongside a vertical rinsing and spinning cylinder, the clothes having to be manually transferred from one to the other during the wash cycle.

Noun

twin tub (plural twin tubs)

  1. A (mainly obsolete) type of washing machine comprising a vertical washing cylinder alongside a vertical rinsing and spinning cylinder, the clothes having to be manually transferred from one to the other during the wash cycle.

Forms of twin tub

pluraltwin tubs
alternative formtwin-tub

Questions about twin tub

What does twin tub mean?
Twin tub means a (mainly obsolete) type of washing machine comprising a vertical washing cylinder alongside a vertical rinsing and spinning cylinder, the clothes having to be manually transferred from one to the other during the wash cycle.
What part of speech is twin tub?
Twin tub is a noun.
What is the plural of twin tub?
The plural of twin tub is twin tubs.

Words near twin tub in the dictionary

  1. twin tip
  2. twin tips
  3. Twin Towers
  4. twin town
  5. twin towns
  6. twin tub
  7. twin tubs
  8. twin XL
  9. twin-born
  10. twin-cam
  11. twin-cams

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