twin tubs

A form of twin tub — 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.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of twin tub
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