Containers for bathing or holding liquids, typically wide and deep with flat bottoms.
From Middle Dutch tubbe or Middle Low German tubbe, possibly of Germanic origin. The word has maintained its basic meaning of 'container' for over 700 years.
The hot tub represents the democratization of Roman bath culture - what once required massive public infrastructure now fits in a backyard. Medieval brewing families often had the surname 'Tubb' or 'Tubman,' indicating their profession involved large containers.
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