See Also: thumper(dictionary)
tub-thumper(dictionary)

tub-thumper (iou)



tub-thumper noun. M17.
[from TUB noun1 + THUMPER.]
Orig., a preacher who thumps the pulpit for emphasis. Now usu. (gen.), a violent or declamatory preacher or orator, a ranter. M17.
A cooper. joc. dial. L19.
tub-thumping noun & adjective (given to or characterized by) ranting oratory L19.
tub-thumpery noun (rare) speech or behaviour characteristic of a tub-thumper E20.