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tub
[ tuhb ]
/ tÊb /
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noun
verb (used with object), tubbed, tub·bing.
to place or keep in a tub.
British Informal. to bathe in a bathtub.
verb (used without object), tubbed, tub·bing.
British Informal. to bathe oneself in a bathtub.
Informal. to undergo washing, especially without damage, as a fabric: This cotton print tubs well.
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Origin of tub
1350â1400; Middle English tubbe (noun) <Middle Dutch tobbe; cognate with Middle Low German tubbe,tobbe
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British Dictionary definitions for tub
tub
/ (tÊb) /
noun
verb tubs, tubbing or tubbed
British informal to wash (oneself or another) in a tub
(tr) to keep or put in a tub
Derived forms of tub
tubbable, adjectivetubber, nounWord Origin for tub
C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe
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