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powdering tub

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
pow-der-ing -tub
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a tub in which the meat was powdered or salted; a salting tub, pickling tub or powdering trough.

Archaic

noun

A heated tub for the treatment of venereal disease by sweating.

Obsolete

noun

the pocky Hospital at Kingsland near London.

Obsolete; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

powdering tubs (plural) powtheringe tubb (alternative) powthering tubbe (alternative) powthering tub (alternative) powther tubb (alternative) powtering tobe (alternative) powldering tubb (alternative) powd'rn tub (alternative) powdring-tubb (alternative) powdringe tubbe (alternative) powdringe tubb (alternative) powdringe tub (alternative)

Questions

What does powdering tub mean?
a tub in which the meat was powdered or salted; a salting tub, pickling tub or powdering trough.

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