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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Water bath

/wôt'-ẽr băth/ · Wa·ter bath · IPA
01 A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containi…
  1. 1.
    A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose.