subs. (old).A pulpit. [From CACKLE (q.v.) + TUB, in allusion to the shape of old-fashioned pulpits.] For synonyms, see HUM-BOX.
1888. H. KING, Savage London, p. 153. I sorter think if yerll borror Lucys chair to wheel me, Ill go and sit under the CACKLE-TUB in Little Bethel next Sunday.