Definition of "washtubs" [washtubs]

• Plural form of washtub. (noun)

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• "Cowbells announced the arrival of the garbage men who carried large tin washtubs on their heads to collect each household's trash."
• "But there wan't no romance floating around in dishpans and washtubs, or in factories and hash-joints. '"
• "In some ways it was like I had lived an America of the late 1800s, even using tin buckets and washtubs."