Washtub (Noun)
Meaning
A tub in which clothes or linens can be washed.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She carefully carried the heavy load of dirty laundry to the washtub on the back porch.
- Her grandmother still used a large metal washtub to wash and rinse the family's clothes by hand.
- The old washtub in the shed had been converted into a planter for flowers and herbs.
- In the early days of the farmhouse, the washtub was a central part of the daily routine.
- After filling the washtub with warm water, she added detergent and began to scrub the dirty clothes.