plunge-bath

The valve was opened at once, and as the balloon slowly settled into a dense, chilly fog the occupants of the basket momentarily expected a plunge-bath.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Various

There was hot as well as cold water bathing in the baths, and a palisade ran out into the river, within which, at high-water, persons could swim, as in a plunge-bath.

Recollections of Old Liverpool A Nonagenarian

Just outside the town is a large and modern asylum that contains a good plunge-bath for the men and gorgeous hot baths for officers.

Adventures of a Despatch Rider William Henry Lowe Watson

Then he put on two pairs of trousers, three coats, and an overcoat, two caps, several mufflers, and a pair of heavy mittens over a pair of gloves, and flew down the stairs and dived out into the storm like a Russian taking a plunge-bath in an icy stream.

The Dozen from Lakerim Rupert Hughes 1914

Canadians of any faith are scarce so broad in the religious beam as Texas Baptists, who believe that unless a man be treated to a sanctified plunge-bath by some acephalous shouter he is headed direct for hell.

The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 10 1905

The manner of bathing is exceedingly refreshing, and is less fatiguing than a plunge-bath.

Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887

They passed into a long stone corridor, lighted at each end by an unglazed window, and, traversing the length of it, entered another room, much larger than the first, stone paved, and having a large plunge-bath full of crystal-clear water, sunk into the floor at one end.

Harry Escombe A Tale of Adventure in Peru Harry Collingwood 1886

Eric would not give her time to take her usual cold plunge-bath, and she was decidedly of opinion that plans which looked delightful the night before are less alluring when viewed by the candid light of morning.

The Children of Wilton Chase L. T. Meade 1884

If we take a plunge-bath, and a man of great strength (such as myself) about to plunge into it, we have a perfect example of this science.

Sylvie and Bruno Lewis Carroll 1865

"Well, yes, a little bruised; but having had his plunge-bath: that's the great thing."

Sylvie and Bruno Lewis Carroll 1865