Tubbing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tubbing \Tub"bing\, n.
     1. The forming of a tub; also, collectively, materials for
        tubs.
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     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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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