a low wide lidless container used for holding water, growing plants, etc
a small plastic or cardboard container for food, esp semiliquid food such as cream, ice cream, or margarine, etc
the amount that one of these containers will hold
chiefly NAmer, informal a bath
informal an old or slow boat, esp one that is awkward to sail
in mining, a low open truck that runs on rails and is used for carrying coal, ore, etc from where it is excavated to the surface
tubful (pl tubfuls) noun
[Middle English, prob of Low German or Dutch origin]