half bath

noun

a bathroom containing only a toilet and wash basin; powder room.

Also called half bathroom, half-bathroom.

Origin of half bath

1875-1880

First recorded in 1875-80

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The object of using so little water in this bath, the foot and a half bath, is, that reaction may be the sooner effected.

Every Man his own Doctor R. T. Claridge
A patient of this kind may also be treated with ablutions or put into a half bath at 75.2°, while cooler water is poured over him.

Valere Aude Louis Dechmann

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