seasoning tub

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.The act or process by which anything is seasoned. [1913 Webster]

2.That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment. [1913 Webster]

3.Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation. [1913 Webster]

Political speculations are of so dry and austere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent seasonings.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

Seasoning tub (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to rise. --Knight. [1913 Webster]