bran tub

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) a tub containing bran in which small wrapped gifts are hidden, used at parties, fairs, etc

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Example Sentences

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

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

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