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Definition of Sponge bath
1. Noun. You wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub.
Definition of Sponge bath
1. Noun. A type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sponge Bath
Literary usage of Sponge bath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Red Cross Text-book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Jane A. Delano, Isabel McIsaac (1918)
"Remove the tub, dry the feet thoroughly, cover them warmly, and remake the bed.
Cool sponge bath.—For feverish patients doctors often order cool sponge ..."
2. Perfect Womanhood for Maidens--wives--mothers: A Book Giving Full by Mary Ries Melendy (1903)
"For a person in health, there should be a daily sponge bath, supple mented twice
a week by a full warm bath with plenty of soap. This will keep the glands ..."
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