Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tub used for washing clothes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tub for washing, especially one in which clothes are washed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A tub in which clothes are washed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
tub used forwashing clothes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed
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Examples
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Actually it's a tin washtub that usually holds toys or dolls, and just happened to be there for the picture!
Toddler chores regina doman 2007
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Withrow keeps the guitar his patient gave him in his musical man-cave, among other homemade guitars, a mandolin and a curious-looking stand-up bass known as a washtub bass or "gut bucket" for its key component.
CNN.com 2011
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Withrow keeps the guitar his patient gave him in his musical man-cave, among other homemade guitars, a mandolin and a curious-looking stand-up bass known as a washtub bass or "gut bucket" for its key component.
CNN.com 2011
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Then she spoke out: "My lad, the washtub is a saddle as won't carry double.
Foul Play Charles Reade 1849
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All she'd done was to put a washtub on the ground square under the demijohn.
CHAPTER II 2010
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I went to the other side of the chicken coop, banging the washtub.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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A wire can break in the machine and make contact with a metal part on the washtub while the machine is operating, posing fire and shock hazards to consumers.
Five Products Recalled This Week (June 17th) | myFiveBest 2010
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I went to the other side of the chicken coop, banging the washtub.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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And winding our way down the river up to Ayutthaya we saw people toss kitchen waste into the water, and using it as a washtub for clothes or bathing.
Karin Kloosterman: Thailand By River Karin Kloosterman 2012
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And winding our way down the river up to Ayutthaya we saw people toss kitchen waste into the water, and using it as a washtub for clothes or bathing.
Karin Kloosterman: Thailand By River Karin Kloosterman 2012
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