Russian bath

noun

: a vapor bath variously modified consisting essentially in a prolonged exposure of the body to steam followed by washings, friction, and a cold plunge

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for Russian bath

• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• bloodbath
• footpath
• towpath
• warpath
• hath
• lath
• math
• path
• rath