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birdbath

noun

Etymology

From bird + bath.

  1. derived from *bʰeh₁-✻ — “to warm”
  2. inherited from *baþą✻ — “bath”
  3. inherited from *baþ✻
  4. inherited from bæþ
  5. inherited from bath
  6. compounded as birdbath — “bird + bath”

Definitions

  1. A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or…

    A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or in which to bathe.

  2. Random, inconsequential amounts of residual water on a roof membrane.

  3. A light or superficial wash of the body, using a sink or similar.

    • Hardly an hour had gone by, barely time to drink a cold sarsaparilla and take a birdbath in a bowl of water, but Kincaid had gotten into more trouble, Angie reflected.
    • “And if a person happens not to be on the block at shower time?” Ty pinched the bridge of his nose.“It’s birdbath time,” Ralph pointed at the sink before remembering Ty was blind.
    • There was nowhere for us to wash and to prepare ourselves for work and school, so I decided to drive to a nearby gas station. We took a quick birdbath, washed our faces, and brushed our teeth.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA