bathtub
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of bathtub
Explanation
A bathtub is a bathroom fixture, a tub that you can fill with water for bathing. Some people like to soak in a bathtub at the end of a long day. Many bathtubs are made of ceramic or porcelain, and they're large enough for an adult to lie down in at least partially submerged in water. Some bathrooms have only a bathtub, or only a shower, while others have both. In Britain, it's more common to call a bathtub simply a bath. During Prohibition in 1920s America, "bathtub gin" referred to any kind of home-brewed alcohol, whether it was actually made in a bathtub or not.
Example Sentences
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A Fish in the Bathtub New 2K restoration of 1999 comedy starring Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2019
Bathtub mats were actually invented as workstation flooring for Chiquita employees in their packing plants.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2017
Broken Bone Bathtub In which audiences of six to eight people help the show’s creator and performer, Siobhan O’Loughlin, take a bath.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2016
Jon Shelton with Seattle Bathtub Guy, a firm that fixes tubs, swears by sanding.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2015
"The Bathtub Combine has us beat!" said Macnooder.
From Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Fuhr, Ernest
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