zinc bath, n.

zinc-bath
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc bathnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc bath come from?

Earliest known use

1840s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc bath is in the 1840s.

OED's only evidence for zinc bath is from 1843, in the writing of Robert J. Graves, physician.

### Nearby entries

1. Zimmer, n. 1951–
2. zina, n. 1817–
3. zinc, n. 1651–
4. zinc, v. 1843–
5. zinc-air, adj. 1970–
6. Zincala, n. 1844–91
7. Zincalo, n. 1841–
8. zinc-alum, n. 1851–
9. zinc-amide, n. 1859–
10. zincate, n. 1872–
11. zinc bath, n.1843–
12. zinc-blende, n. 1842–
13. zinc-bloom, n. 1842–
14. zinc chloride, n. 1851–
15. zinc chromate, n. 1851–
16. zinc chrome, n. 1892–
17. zinc-dust, n. 1877–
18. zinc finger, n. 1987–
19. zinc-foil, n. 1851–
20. zinc green, n. 1847–
21. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–

## Meaning & use

1. 1843–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1843

      > During the year 1827, the venereal patients took on the whole 14 saline baths, 38 zinc baths.

      R. J. Graves, System of Clinical Medicine xxvii. 339

Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.