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tubbed Definition


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tub
noun
    1. Any of various large, low, round, wooden, metal or plastic containers, usually for holding water.
    2. A small round plastic or cardboard container for cream, ice-cream, yoghurt, margarine, etc.
    3. A tubful.
      Example: ate a whole tub of ice-cream himself
    4. A bath.
      Form: bathtub (in full)
    5. colloq
      A slow and often clumsy boat.
    6. mining.
      An open-topped wooden or metal box on wheels that is used for transporting coal or ore from the face to the surface.
verb tubbed, tubbing
    1. To soak, bathe, wash, etc in a tub.
    2. To put or enclose in a tub.
Derivative: tubbable
adj
    Able to be washed in a tub.
Derivative: tubber
noun
    Etymology: 14c: from English tubbe.



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