hip bath
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The hip bath is, well, a bath but not necessarily the real thing.
From The Guardian • May 11, 2013
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
“Cassawoof poem, please,” the dripping girl requested as Penelope lifted her out of the hip bath.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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.
If the child cannot retain it, place it in a hot hip bath, and then it will.
From The Royal Road to Health by Tyrrell, Charles Alfred
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