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half bath
or half-bath
noun
- a bathroom containing only a toilet and wash basin; powder room.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of half bath1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
The object of using so little water in this bath, the foot and a half bath, is, that reaction may be the sooner effected.
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Sitz-bath to be cold instead of tepid, and alternate days foot-bath and tepid half bath, without rubbing-sheet.
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In excessive heat and continuous delirium, a half-bath may be given, also, every time the packing sheet is changed.
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After the pack, a half-bath should be given, the duration of which must be regulated by the condition of the brain.
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When he awoke, he complained again of pain in his head, which partly yielded to the half-bath.
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