单词 | tabo |
释义 | tabon. Philippine English. A dipper used to scoop up water from a pail or bucket while washing, traditionally made of coconut shell or bamboo but now more commonly made of plastic. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vessel for scooping liquid > [noun] ladlea1000 spoocher1294 scoopc1330 lade-bowl1420 laving-bowl1457 bail1466 jet1501 lade-pail1558 lade-gallonc1575 lade-mele1579 spudgel1775 dipper1783 baler1875 bailer1883 tabo1900 1900 F. H. Sawyer Inhabitants Philippines xix. 179 It is not all advisable to get into the water, as the effect is not so good as dashing the water over the head with small bucket called a tabo. 1962 P. N. Espinas in L. F. Agaton Philippines Voice Democracy 6 The tabo and a tapayan of water can provide a good shower. 1998 Filipino Reporter (Electronic ed.) 20 Aug. 19 Tabo. All-powerful, ever-useful, hygienically-triumphant device to scoop water out of a bucket. 2004 D. Dalton Rough Guide Philippines 32/2 Here you might have to flush the toilet using a tabo (scoop) to dispense water from the tub, and bathe the Filipino way, pouring water over yourself with the tabo. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see alsoalso refers to : tabo-comb. form < n.1900 see also |
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