washtub
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of washtub
Example Sentences
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He would hold little Patti above a steaming washtub to help her breathe.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Old Salt Farm shares step-by-step instructions on how to create a washtub planter perfect for holding an array of pretty flowers or even an herb garden.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Staring down into the drowned washtub grill fire, did my father wonder why the city exploded that day, of all days?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2017
He brought out a washtub in which the flag could be scrubbed in a symbolic cleansing of the nation’s ills.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2016
She took precious time, not aware of what she was doing, to set the cake of yellow soap on the washtub cover.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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