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Synonyms

hip bath

British  

noun

  1. a portable bath in which the bather sits

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The hip bath is, well, a bath but not necessarily the real thing.

From The Guardian • May 11, 2013

“Cassawoof poem, please,” the dripping girl requested as Penelope lifted her out of the hip bath.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Finally, they put me in the hip bath and took turns pouring buckets of water over me.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

"Run into the house, get the hip bath, warm water, blankets, bandages."

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger

The duration of the hip bath and the temperature of the water must be adapted to individual conditions.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry