tub

Betekenis (English)

1. A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
2. The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
3. A bathtub.
4. (informal) A slow-moving craft.
5. Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
6. A small cask.
7. Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
8. A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
9. (obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
10. (slang) A corpulent or obese person.
11. The bare body shell of an automobile (minus the doors, hood, trunk lid, fenders, etc.) which is lowered onto the chassis at the time of assembly, or in the case of modern unibody designed vehicles, is itself a monocoque around which the rest of the vehicle is built.

kuip

tobbe

bad ''n''

foedraal

bathing tub

wash-tub

wash-basin

large pan

water-trough

wooden casks

Barl. barrel

bath-tub

flower pot

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/tʌb/

Inherited from Middelengels

tubbe

In summary

From Middle English tubbe, tobbe, from Middle Dutch tubbe or Middle Low German tubbe, tobbe, further etymology unknown. Considered to be unrelated to tube.

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