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 tubs

Origin of Slack-tub

  • The term is believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.

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