dolly tub

English

Noun

dolly tub (plural dolly tubs)

  1. (UK, regional) A wash tub.
    • 1915, D. H. Lawrence, The Rainbow, Vintage, published 2011, page 122:
      And when he came into the scullery, he found her there, with the little wringer fixed on the dolly-tub, turning blissfully at the handle […] .
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