tʌb n. & v. --n. 1 an
open flat-bottomed usu.
round container for various purposes. 2 a tub-shaped (usu. plastic)
carton. 3
the amount a tub will hold. 4 colloq. a
bath. 5 a colloq. a
clumsy slow boat. b a
stout roomy boat for rowing
practice. 6 (in mining) a container for conveying
ore,
coal, etc. --v. (tubbed, tubbing) 1 tr. & intr.
plant,
bathe, or
wash in a tub. 2 tr.
enclose in a tub. 3 tr. line (a mine-shaft)
with a
wooden or
iron casing. øtub
chair a chair with
solid arms
continuous with a usu.
semicircular back. tub-thumper colloq. a ranting
preacher or
orator. tub-thumping colloq. ranting
oratory. øøtubbable adj. tubbish adj. tubful n. (pl. -fuls). [ME, prob. of LG or Du. orig.:
cf. MLG, MDu. tubbe]