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The director, Emma Rice, has always had a way with visual metaphor, and her depiction of a calamitous battle—rendered with washtubs, toy boats, bright lights, and blood-red ribbons—
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First Known Use of washtub
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WASHTUB Defined for English Language Learners
washtub
play
noun
Definition of washtub for English Language Learners
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: a tub used especially in the past for washing dirty clothes, towels, sheets, etc.
WASHTUB Defined for Kids
washtub
play
noun
wash·tub
\ˈwȯsh-ˌtəb, ˈwäsh-\
Definition of washtub for Students
: a tub for washing clothes or for soaking them before washing
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