hip bath
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The hip bath is, well, a bath but not necessarily the real thing.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2013
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
“Cassawoof poem, please,” the dripping girl requested as Penelope lifted her out of the hip bath.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
The various kinds of baths, both hot and cold, are the shower bath, the douche, the hip bath and the sponge bath.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.
"Run into the house, get the hip bath, warm water, blankets, bandages."
From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger
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