释义 |
tub·man \ˈtəbmən\ noun (plural tubmen) Etymology: tub (I) + man 1. [so called from the fact that his place in the Court was beside the tub used as a measure of capacity in excise cases] : a junior barrister in the former English Court of Exchequer having except in crown business precedence in motion over all juniors except the postman 2. : one whose work involves the use of tubs or vats: as a. : a tender of the tubs in which hog carcasses are scalded preparatory to dehairing b. : a worker who dyes hosiery or knit goods in a vat or dyeing machine |