powdering tub

noun

a tub in which the meat was powdered or salted; a salting tub, pickling tub or powdering trough.

Meanings

nounpowdering tub (plural powdering tubs)

plural powdering tubs · alternative powtheringe tubb · alternative powthering tubbe · alternative powthering tub · alternative powther tubb · alternative powtering tobe · alternative powldering tubb · alternative powd'rn tub · alternative powdring-tubb · alternative powdringe tubbe · alternative powdringe tubb · alternative powdringe tub · alternative powdring tubbe · alternative powdring tubb · alternative powd'ring tub · alternative powdring tub

  1. archaica tub in which the meat was powdered or salted; a salting tub, pickling tub or powdering trough.
  2. obsoleteA heated tub for the treatment of venereal disease by sweating.
  3. obsoleteslangthe pocky Hospital at Kingsland near London.
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