Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tubbing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tub \Tub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tubbing}.]
To plant or set in a tub; as, to tub a plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tubbing \Tub"bing\, n.
1. The forming of a tub; also, collectively, materials for
tubs.
2. A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine;
especially, a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted
together, used to enable those who sink a shaft to
penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with safety.
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