water cure


noun
  1. hydropathy; hydrotherapy.

  2. a method of torture in which the victim is forced to drink great quantities of water.

Origin of water cure

1
First recorded in 1835–45

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water cure

noun
  1. med a nontechnical name for hydropathy, hydrotherapy

  2. informal a form of torture in which the victim is forced to drink very large amounts of water

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