washtub

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noun

A tub used for washing clothes.

OriginEnglish tub ← Middle English waschen ← Old English wascan →
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Meanings

nounwashtub (plural washtubs)

plural washtubs · alternative wash tub

  1. A tub used for washing clothes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wodsḱéti
  3. Proto-Germanic*waskaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*waskan
  5. Old Englishwascan
  6. Middle Englishwaschen
  7. Englishwash
  8. Englishtub
  9. Englishwashtub

From wash + tub.

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Translations

Ancient Greek πλυνός
  • πλυνός (plunós)tub used for washing clothes
Bulgarian корито
  • корито (korito)tub used for washing clothes
Catalan bugader
  • bugadertub used for washing clothes
Czech necky, lavor
  • neckytub used for washing clothes
  • lavortub used for washing clothes
  • škopektub used for washing clothes
Esperanto lavokuvo
  • lavokuvotub used for washing clothes
Finnish pesusoikko
  • pesusoikkotub used for washing clothes
French baquet
  • baquettub used for washing clothes
Indonesian bak cuci, bak basuh
  • bak cucitub used for washing clothes
  • bak basuhtub used for washing clothes
  • baskomtub used for washing clothes
Irish tobán níocháin, leastar
  • tobán níocháintub used for washing clothes
  • leastartub used for washing clothes
Italian tinozza
  • tinozzatub used for washing clothes
Polish balia
  • baliatub used for washing clothes
Russian ша́йка
  • ша́йка (šájka)tub used for washing clothes
Spanish palangana
  • palanganatub used for washing clothes
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“washtub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washtub. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washtub,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washtub.

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