† Pandora's tubn.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pandora , tub n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Pandora (see Pandora n.¹) + tub n.¹ Compare Pandora's box n.

Obsolete. rare.

= Pandora's box n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > source of

abusement1535

Pandora's tub1612

Pandora's box1648

(to open) a can of worms1962

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist ii. i. sig. D^v Such was..Pandora's tub; And, all that fable of Medeas charmes, The manner of our worke.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	pandoras tub
释义	† Pandora's tubn. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pandora , tub n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Pandora (see Pandora n.¹) + tub n.¹ Compare Pandora's box n. Obsolete. rare. = Pandora's box n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > source of abusement1535 Pandora's tub1612 Pandora's box1648 (to open) a can of worms1962 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist ii. i. sig. D^v Such was..Pandora's tub; And, all that fable of Medeas charmes, The manner of our worke. View more context for this quotation This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1612
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