1750 C. Leadbetter (ed. 3) ii. v. 270 The Officer..must enter..the Presses at Work, and the Depths and Contents of the Pumice-Tubs,..and when any Cyder is returned on Pumice.
1925 9 Sept. 12/5 I can remember how the insects used to swarm around the pomace tubs when cider was being made at Moddy's Mill.