douching

English

Verb

douching

1. present participle and gerund of douche

Noun

douching (plural douchings)

1. A washing or irrigation with a douche.
   • 1900, Edinburgh Medical Journal, volume 49, page 424:

     For ordinary douchings of the vagina I use lysol, and employ entirely lysol soap for washing purposes. Carbolic acid, save for keeping silk, drainage tubes, taps, douche pipes, and other appliances in, I never employ.