slack tub
nounEtymology Believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.
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A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.
noun
Etymology Believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.
A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.
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