twin tub

noun

A (mainly obsolete) type of washing machine comprising a vertical washing cylinder alongside a vertical rinsing and spinning cylinder, the clothes having to be manually transferred from one to the other during the wash cycle.

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Meanings

nountwin tub (plural twin tubs)

plural twin tubs · alternative twin-tub

  1. A (mainly obsolete) type of washing machine comprising a vertical washing cylinder alongside a vertical rinsing and spinning cylinder, the clothes having to be manually transferred from one to the other during the wash cycle.
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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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