bran tub
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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For fans worried that Ashley may no longer be in the party mood once the next window opens there is now Kuqi – somewhere between a dip in the bran tub and a booby prize.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2011
They are mixed with litter and dead stuff, like prizes in a bran tub.
From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
Beside this was a bran tub, where one could have a dip for fifty cents and be sure of winning a prize worth at least five.
From The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley by Cullum, Ridgwell
I don't think there's any gambling about this—unless it's the bran tub.
From The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley by Cullum, Ridgwell
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