slack tub

noun

A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.

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Meanings

nounslack tub (plural slack tubs)

plural slack tubs · alternative slack-tub · alternative slacktub

  1. A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.

Origin

Believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.

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Translations

Finnish karkaisuallas
  • karkaisuallasLarge container full of water to quench hot metal when smithing
German Härtebecken
  • HärtebeckenLarge container full of water to quench hot metal when smithing
Swedish släckningstank
  • släckningstankLarge container full of water to quench hot metal when smithing
Cite this entry
APA

slack tub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slack%20tub

MLA

“slack tub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slack%20tub. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slack tub,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slack%20tub.

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