automassage
English
Noun
automassage (uncountable)
- The practice of massaging oneself.
- 1914, Max Einhorn, “Habitual Constipation and its Treatment,” Philadelphia Medical Journal and The Medical News, Volume 99, No. 22, 30 May, 2014, p. 1064,
- There are physical means of treatment, such as massage of the bowel and abdomen. That can be done either by an experienced masseur, or by automassage.
- 1977, Yehudi Menuhin, chapter 8, in Unfinished Journey, New York: Knopf, page 153:
- While America prepared for war, I trundled south with Baller, using the journey, which lasted a couple of days and nights, to put myself on a cure. Except for a few oranges and walnuts, I starved myself, and worked, rested and learned automassage, with gratifying results: I arrived in Mexico feeling absolutely free, loose, floating and light.
- 1914, Max Einhorn, “Habitual Constipation and its Treatment,” Philadelphia Medical Journal and The Medical News, Volume 99, No. 22, 30 May, 2014, p. 1064,
- A device or feature providing automated massage.
- 1961, Robert A. Heinlein, chapter 8, in Stranger in a Strange Land, New York: Avon, →OCLC, page 87:
- The bed in her room was as modern as next week, with automassage, coffee dispenser, weather control, reading machine, etc. […]
Translations
the practice of massaging onself
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