bathing-machine

[ bey-thing-muh-sheen ]

/ ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ məˌʃin /

noun

a small bathhouse on wheels formerly used as a dressing room and in which bathers could also be transported from the beach to the water.

Origin of bathing-machine

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby bathing-machine

bathhouse, Bathinette, bathing beauty, bathing cap, bathing costume, bathing-machine, bathing suit, bathing trunk nevus, bath itch, bath mat, bath mitzvah

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Example sentences from the Web for bathing-machine

As he lit the cigarette the door of the bathing-machine opened, and a tall young man of athletic build came out.
The New Gulliver and Other Stories|Barry Pain
The seaside visitor who could pay for such a meal would naturally not have enough left to pay for a bathing-machine.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, August 25th, 1920|Various
But at any rate, this arrangement had all the logic of going to sea in a bathing-machine.
Wounds in the rain|Stephen Crane
The bathing-machine is coming down upon us like the chariot of Queen Boadicea!
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2|Various

It is about the size of a bathing-machine and half filled with parcels and bandboxes.
Humorous Readings and Recitations|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bathing-machine

bathing machine

/ (ˈbeɪðɪŋ) /

noun

a small hut, on wheels so that it could be pulled to the sea, used in the 18th and 19th centuries for bathers to change their clothes

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单词	bathing-machine
释义	bathing-machine [ bey-thing-muh-sheen ] / ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ məˌʃin / noun a small bathhouse on wheels formerly used as a dressing room and in which bathers could also be transported from the beach to the water. Origin of bathing-machine First recorded in 1765–75 Words nearby bathing-machine bathhouse, Bathinette, bathing beauty, bathing cap, bathing costume, bathing-machine, bathing suit, bathing trunk nevus, bath itch, bath mat, bath mitzvah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bathing-machine As he lit the cigarette the door of the bathing-machine opened, and a tall young man of athletic build came out. The New Gulliver and Other Stories\|Barry Pain The seaside visitor who could pay for such a meal would naturally not have enough left to pay for a bathing-machine. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, August 25th, 1920\|Various But at any rate, this arrangement had all the logic of going to sea in a bathing-machine. Wounds in the rain\|Stephen Crane The bathing-machine is coming down upon us like the chariot of Queen Boadicea! Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2\|Various It is about the size of a bathing-machine and half filled with parcels and bandboxes. Humorous Readings and Recitations\|Various British Dictionary definitions for bathing-machine bathing machine / (ˈbeɪðɪŋ) / noun a small hut, on wheels so that it could be pulled to the sea, used in the 18th and 19th centuries for bathers to change their clothes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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