slack tub
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.
Noun[edit]
slack tub (plural slack tubs)
- A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.
Translations[edit]
Large container full of water to quench hot metal when smithing
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