washtub

noun

wash·​tub ˈwȯsh-ˌtəb 

ˈwäsh-

: a tub for washing or soaking clothes

Examples of washtub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The iron, ironing board, washtub for applying water to the clothes with a brush before they were pressed, and cutting table remained in the storefront now that Shoichiro had taken over the family business. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Some of them, like the washtub, are fairly self-explanatory. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

The sign, which depicts laundress hard at work over a washtub, was built for the Econo-Wash/Maytag Laundry circa 1959, according to Richard Jarvis, senior historic preservation planner. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026

The huge back room, however, looks like a mad scientist’s lair, with an 80-foot-long white tank, other tanks that look like giant washtubs, tons of glowing electronic equipment, and elaborate pipes and cabling. — Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for washtub

• nightclub
• bub
• club
• cub
• dub
• grub
• hub
• nub
• pub
• rub
• scrub
• shrub

Kids Definition

washtub

noun

wash·​tub -təb 

: a tub for washing or soaking clothes