Associations to the word «Washtub»

Wiktionary

WASHTUB, noun. A tub used for washing clothes
WASHTUB BASS, noun. (musical instrument) A stringed instrument (chordophone), used in American folk music, that uses a metal washtub as resonator.
WASHTUB BASSES, noun. Plural of washtub bass
WASHTUB BASSIST, noun. Someone who plays the washtub bass.
WASHTUB BASSISTS, noun. Plural of washtub bassist

Dictionary definition

WASHTUB, noun. A tub in which clothes or linens can be washed.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats