bathing-machine

American  

[bey-thing-muh-sheen] / ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ məˌʃin /

noun

1. a small bathhouse on wheels formerly used as a dressing room and in which bathers could also be transported from the beach to the water.

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bathing machine British  

/ ˈbeɪðɪŋ /

noun

1. a small hut, on wheels so that it could be pulled to the sea, used in the 18th and 19th centuries for bathers to change their clothes

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Etymology

Origin of bathing-machine

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

That the shore is a place of recreation for all but the bathing-machine horse.

From Mr. Punch at the Seaside by Various

I have since learnt from him that the discovery of my card in the bathing-machine shook him up—well, pretty much as the footprint on the sand shook up Robinson Crusoe.

From Foe-Farrell by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

It’s hardly the time of year for a romance to end in a bathing-machine.

From The Lunatic at Large by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)

A bathing-machine boy comes trotting his horse through the water, and, backing up by the rock on which the distressed lady stands, bids her get on.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various

The journey was performed in a conveyance closely resembling a bathing-machine, which accommodated six people, and was drawn by four mules.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh