washtub
/ˈwɑʃˌtʌb/
noun
- A large tub or basin used for washing clothes by hand.
- Before washing machines, people scrubbed clothes in a washtub with a washboard.
- She filled the washtub with hot water and soap to clean the muddy jeans.
- The old washtub in the basement was still used for soaking stained linens.
- A large container used for bathing, especially in a rustic or outdoor setting.
- The children splashed in the washtub on the porch during the summer.
- At the campsite, they heated water and poured it into a washtub for a bath.
- He used a galvanized washtub as a makeshift bathtub in the cabin.