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This handmade trug, a British-style gardening basket, was literally created for the job.
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Andrew Nelson,
WSJ,
27 Mar. 2021
Invented some 30 years ago in Great Britain, the tubtrug’s curious moniker is portmanteau of tub and trug, the latter being a shallow wooden basket invented in Sussex in 1820 and used by gardeners and farmers.
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Sunset Magazine,
7 Apr. 2020
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Andrew Nelson,
WSJ,
27 Mar. 2021
Invented some 30 years ago in Great Britain, the tubtrug’s curious moniker is portmanteau of tub and trug, the latter being a shallow wooden basket invented in Sussex in 1820 and used by gardeners and farmers.
—
Sunset Magazine,
7 Apr. 2020
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“Trug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trug. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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