"slack tub" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slack tubs [plural]
Etymology: Believed to derive from the word slake, as in slaking the heat. Head templates: {{en-noun}} slack tub (plural slack tubs)
  1. A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal. Synonyms: slack-tub, slacktub Translations (Large container full of water to quench hot metal when smithing): գուռ (guṙ) (Armenian), karkaisuallas (Finnish), Härtebecken [neuter] (German), släckningstank [common-gender] (Swedish)

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