TUB

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~be, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Low German ~be ~ Date: 12th century 1. a wide low vessel originally formed with wooden staves, round bottom, and hoops, a small round container in which a product is sold , an old or slow boat, bath~ , the amount that a ~ will hold, ~ful noun ~like adjective II. verb (~bed; ~bing) Date: 1610 transitive verb to wash or bathe in a ~, to put or store in a ~, intransitive verb bathe , to undergo washing, ~bable adjective ~ber noun