1. a large, round container used for washing clothes or other items

Examples

• She filled the old washtub with soapy water to clean the muddy clothes.
• The antique washtub sat in the corner of the laundry room.
• Grandmother used a metal washtub to wash the family’s clothing by hand.
• The children turned the washtub into a makeshift pool on hot summer days.
• He scrubbed the dirty overalls in the washtub behind the barn.
• The washtub was too heavy to move when it was full of water.