spit bath
spit bath noun: a quick wash of oneself, usually with a wet cloth, when there is very little time and/or water.
Noun
spit bath (plural spit baths)
- A quick wash of oneself, usually with a wet cloth, when there is very little time and/or water.
- Try giving an old fashioned, spit bath. Don't use spit, of course. Use a warm, damp wash cloth and go after the most offending spots of dirt.1996, Lois Bristow, Will I be next?
- She made a fairly pariseworthy attempt at a spit bath, found a comb and wetted down her hair, carefully avoiding the lump that had somehow missed being shaved, and came out looking for her clothes.2003, Dana Stabenow, A Grave Denied, →ISBN, page 295
Examples of spit bath in a sentence
- Matt ordered two pitchers of water to give himself a spit bath.2007, Jon R. Bauman, Santa Fe Passage, →ISBN:
- Two wet naps make for a pretty decent spit bath.2016, Creek Stewart, Survival Hacks: Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival, →ISBN:
Forms of spit bath
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Questions about spit bath
- What does spit bath mean?
- Spit bath means a quick wash of oneself, usually with a wet cloth, when there is very little time and/or water.
- How do you use spit bath in a sentence?
- Matt ordered two pitchers of water to give himself a spit bath.
- What part of speech is spit bath?
- Spit bath is a noun.
- What is the plural of spit bath?
- The plural of spit bath is spit baths.
Words near spit bath in the dictionary
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