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# A piece of [[laboratory]] equipment consisting of a container fitted with heated sand, that is used to provide an [[even]] source of [[heat]]. |
# A piece of [[laboratory]] equipment consisting of a container fitted with heated sand, that is used to provide an [[even]] source of [[heat]]. |
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# A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand. |
# A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand. |
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# {{cx|of many birds|lang=en}} The rolling of birds in sand, by which they dust themselves over to cleanse the skin and feathers; the act of pulverizing. |
# {{cx|of many birds and mammals|lang=en}} The rolling of birds in sand, by which they dust themselves over to cleanse the skin and feathers; the act of [[pulverize|pulverizing]]. |
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* {{sense|of birds and mammals}} [[saburration]] |
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Revision as of 00:56, 6 January 2015
English
Noun
sand bath (plural sand baths)
- A piece of laboratory equipment consisting of a container fitted with heated sand, that is used to provide an even source of heat.
- A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.
- (deprecated template usage) (of many birds and mammals) The rolling of birds in sand, by which they dust themselves over to cleanse the skin and feathers; the act of pulverizing.
Synonyms
- (of birds and mammals): saburration