Washtub
noun
A large tub used for washing clothes by hand.
She soaked the dirty clothes in the washtub before washing them.
Often appears as...
- fill the washtub
- empty the washtub
noun
A large tub used for washing clothes by hand.
She soaked the dirty clothes in the washtub before washing them.
Often appears as...
- fill the washtub
- empty the washtub
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Washtubs are less common now but were once everyday household items before modern washing machines.
Grandma told stories of scrubbing clothes in a washtub as a child.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Understanding
Washtubs can be made from different materials, like metal or plastic; metal was more common historically.
They bought a plastic washtub for their laundry room.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implications
Washtubs are large enough to hold multiple clothing items, indicating they're for bulk washing.
The large washtub can fit all the bed sheets for soaking.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Washtubs are less common now but were once everyday household items before modern washing machines.
Grandma told stories of scrubbing clothes in a washtub as a child.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Understanding
Washtubs can be made from different materials, like metal or plastic; metal was more common historically.
They bought a plastic washtub for their laundry room.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implications
Washtubs are large enough to hold multiple clothing items, indicating they're for bulk washing.
The large washtub can fit all the bed sheets for soaking.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Washtubs are less common now but were once everyday household items before modern washing machines.
Grandma told stories of scrubbing clothes in a washtub as a child.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Understanding
Washtubs can be made from different materials, like metal or plastic; metal was more common historically.
They bought a plastic washtub for their laundry room.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implications
Washtubs are large enough to hold multiple clothing items, indicating they're for bulk washing.
The large washtub can fit all the bed sheets for soaking.
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My family’s musical...
it was an entire collection of classical records that she's secretly acquired one week at a time for months and months has parted an incentive program at the grocery store and from that point forward there was always music in the o'reilly household my humble outside base upright washtub didn't matter he
Video examples
My family’s musical...
it was an entire collection of classical records that she's secretly acquired one week at a time for months and months has parted an incentive program at the grocery store and from that point forward there was always music in the o'reilly household my humble outside base upright washtub didn't matter he
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Quote examples
Madam C. J. Walker
American Activist
I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations.
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Jimmy Dean
American Actor
I used to help my granddaddy make sausage. He would mix it up in a cleaned-out washtub with his hands, no gloves. Man, if we did anything like that today, they would jack the jail up and throw us under it.
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Madam C. J. Walker
American Activist
I have made it possible for many colored women to abandon the washtub for a more pleasant and profitable occupation.
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Ethel Waters
American Musician
We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can.
Quote examples
Madam C. J. Walker
American Activist
I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations.
Quote examples
Jimmy Dean
American Actor
I used to help my granddaddy make sausage. He would mix it up in a cleaned-out washtub with his hands, no gloves. Man, if we did anything like that today, they would jack the jail up and throw us under it.
Quote examples
Madam C. J. Walker
American Activist
I have made it possible for many colored women to abandon the washtub for a more pleasant and profitable occupation.
Quote examples
Ethel Waters
American Musician
We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can.
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