slack tub

English

Alternative forms

slack-tub, slacktub

Etymology

Believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat.

Noun

slack tub (plural slack tubs)

A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.

Translations

Large container full of water to quench hot metal when smithing

Armenian: գուռ (hy) (guṙ)
Finnish: karkaisuallas
German: Härtebecken n
Swedish: släckningstank c

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