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hip bath

British  

noun

  1. a portable bath in which the bather sits

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

A day’s rest is the best thing; an hour’s sitting in a hot hip bath, replenishing the heat as the water cools, gives much relief.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

"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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