hip bath en · NOUN
Etymology
hip + bath. From bathing of (only) the hips
Meanings
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Synonym of sitz bath.
A douche or hip-bath may be taken every morning, winter and summer, with the temperature of the water suited to the endurance of the individual. In summer a second or sponge-bath may be taken on retiring.
1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia:
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| hip baths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |