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bathwater

American  
[bath-waw-ter, -wot-er, bahth-] / ˈbæθˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈbɑθ- /

noun

  1. water for bathing: bath: bathe.

    He ran the bathwater while he shaved.

idioms

  1. throw out the baby with the bathwater, to eliminate or reject the good along with the bad.

Etymology

Origin of bathwater

First recorded in 1910–15; bath 1 + water

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