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tubbing


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tubbing  \Tub"bing\,  n. 
  1.  The  forming  of  a  tub;  also  collectively,  materials  for 
  tubs. 
 
  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.