tub

tub
tub "open wooden vessel," late 14c., from M.L.G., M.Du., or M.Flem. tubbe, of uncertain origin. Related to O.H.G. zubar "vessel with two handles, wine vessel," Ger. Zuber. Considered to be unrelated to L. tubus (see TUBE (Cf. tube)); one theory connects it to the root of TWO (Cf. two) based on the number of handles. Also 17c. slang for "pulpit;" hence tub-thumper (1660s) "speaker or preacher who thumps the pulpit for emphasis."

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