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washtub

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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wash·tub /ˈwɒʃtʌb $ ˈwɒːʃ-, ˈwɑːʃ-/ noun [countable]  DHCa very large bowl used in the past for washing clothes in 〔旧时的〕洗衣盆
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washtubI had slumped down on a high, three-legged stool in back of the metal washtub.Saturday night must have been pandemonium with everybody needing their turn in the washtub.Instead of taking Barnsley to the cleaners, it was Swindon who went in the washtub and were all but scrubbed out.For Los Angeles to take their water to fill their washtubs and water glasses was one thing.
wash·tub nounChineseSyllable
past bowl in very Corpus a large the used


washtub
washtub /ˈwɒʃtʌb $ ˈwɒːʃ-, ˈwɑːʃ-/ noun [countable]
a very large bowl used in the past for washing clothes in


wash·tubBrE /ˈwɒʃtʌb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːʃtʌb/ 🔊, /ˈwɔːʃtʌb/ 🔊 noun(in the past) a large metal container for washing clothes, etc. in (旧时的)洗衣盆