washtub

[wosh-tuhb, wawsh-]

noun

1. a tub for use in washing washing clothes, linens, etc.

washtub

/ ˈwɒʃˌtʌb /

noun

1. a tub or large container used for washing anything, esp clothes

Word History and Origins

Origin of washtub¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; wash + tub

Example Sentences

He would hold little Patti above a steaming washtub to help her breathe.

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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.

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Last night we went to Henry Public, which had this unbelievable trio, this violin player, guitar player and someone playing a washtub bass.

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State and federal lawmakers want their potential tax revenues, just as the federal “revenuers” did from homemade distilleries and washtubs filled with gin.

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The pan was roughly the size of a No. 2 washtub and, in time, was burnished almost gold by the rendering fat of so many slowly roasting, lovely birds.

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