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firebath en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English *fyrebath, from Old English fȳrbæþ (“fire-bath”), equivalent to fire + bath.

Meanings

1. A bath in intense heat; sauna.
   • Whenever they were going to take a firebath, they removed those wood planks and laid some in the back area of the qasgi and some on the edge of the bedding. 2003, Paul John, Ann Fienup-Riordan, Stories for Future Generations - Page 33:
   • A central daily event in men's lives was the firebath, which was like a sauna with intense radiant heat. 1996, Chase Hensel, Telling Our Selves:

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