firebath

See also: fire-bath

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English *fyrebath, from Old English fȳrbæþ (“fire-bath”), equivalent to fire +‎ bath.

Noun

firebath (plural firebaths)

  1. A bath in intense heat; sauna.
    • 1996, Chase Hensel, Telling Our Selves:
      A central daily event in men's lives was the firebath, which was like a sauna with intense radiant heat.
    • 2003, Paul John, Ann Fienup-Riordan, Stories for Future Generations - Page 33:
      Whenever they were going to take a firebath, they removed those wood planks and laid some in the back area of the qasgi and some on the edge of the bedding.
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