Slack-tub Definition
noun
A large container full of water used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.
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Noun
Singular:
slack-tub
Plural:
slack tubsOrigin of Slack-tub
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The term is believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.
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