hip bath

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hip bath

noun

a portable bath in which the bather sits

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Words nearby hip bath

hinterland, Hinton, hioi, hip, HIPAA, hip bath, hipbone, hip boot, hip dysplasia, hip flask, hip-hop

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Example sentences from the Web for hip bath

A hip-bath with cold water stood beside the bed, over which was a hanging bookcase.
The Big Bow Mystery|I. Zangwill
A shower-bath, a hip-bath, or a sponging-bath he hath not seen, neither can he conceive.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
The hip-bath may be employed either of simple, or of salt, or of medicated water.
The Physical Life of Woman:|Dr. George H Napheys
Sitz-bath, sitz′-bth, n. a hip-bath: a tub adapted for such.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

But the only kind of bath which an undergraduate can command is a hip-bath.
Zuleika Dobson|Max Beerbohm

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