firebath

See also: fire-bath

English

Alternative forms

• fire-bath

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.

Related terms

• firebathe