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Tubbing vs Stubbing - What's the difference?

tubbing | stubbing |

As verbs the difference between tubbing and stubbing

is that tubbing is while stubbing is .

As nouns the difference between tubbing and stubbing

is that tubbing is the forming of a tub while stubbing is the act by which something is stubbed.

tubbing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The forming of a tub.
  • Collectively, materials for tubs.
  • A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine, especially a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted together, used to enable those who sink a shaft to penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with safety.
  • A hazing ritual in which the victim's head is held underwater.
  • (Webster 1913)

    stubbing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is stubbed.
  • * 2011 , (Frank Key), Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke
  • Let us discuss, as if our lives depended upon it, stubbings of the toe. But wait a minute! How likely is it that our lives could ever depend upon a stubbing, or stubbings, of a toe, or toes?