bathtub

[bath-tuhb, bahth-] /ˈbæθˌtʌb, ˈbɑθ-/

noun

a tub to bathe in, especially one that is a permanent fixture in a bathroom.

Origin

1825-35; bath¹ + tub

Examples from the web for bathtub

Books can be read without batteries or electricity, on trains, in the bathtub.
He told them a few stories about the damage and hiding in a bathtub, clutching his dissertation, and they all signed off on it.
It takes a few hesitant strokes, and for some reason reminds me of a tiny toy in a giant bathtub.
Withers developed the negatives and prints at home, washing them in the bathtub and drying them in the oven.
He rushes to fill the bathtub and other receptacles to last the day.
Fill a bathtub halfway and let it sit until it reaches room temperature.
Consider what happens if you push an inverted cup into a full bathtub: you trap a bubble of air inside.
They'd come in through my beautiful bathtub window, ruined the new bathtub with their breaking.
Use baking soda and elbow grease instead of chemical bathroom cleaners to clean your bathtub.
And the water wasn't quite at bathtub levels, but easy enough to jump in without a second thought.

British Dictionary definitions for bathtub

/ˈbɑːθˌtʌb/

noun

a bath, esp one not permanently fixed

Word Origin and History for bathtub

1837, from bath + tub. Prohibition-era bathtub gin is recorded by 1928.