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bathing machine

noun

: a small bathhouse on wheels which is capable of being driven into the water and in which bathers dress and undress
bathing machines are ranged along the beachTobias Smollett

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“Bathing machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathing%20machine. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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