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Believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
slack tub
Today it means: A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal. Full definition →
Today it means: A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal. Full definition →
Believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.