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washtub

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wash·tub  (wshtb, wôsh-)
n.
A tub used for washing clothes.
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Noun1.washtubwashtub - a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed
tub, vat - a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids


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That's where she spent her time over the washtub scrubbing people's dirty clothes.
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The stove was very large, with bright nickel trimmings, and behind it there was a long wooden bench against the wall, and a tin washtub, into which grandmother poured hot and cold water.
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True, it was only a common washtub that she placed on the kitchen floor and filled by hand; but it was a luxury that had taken her twenty-four years to achieve.
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