单词 | douching |
释义 | douchingn. The action or an act of applying a stream or jet of water to the body, a body part, or bodily cavity; spec. the practice of using a vaginal douche, esp. in the belief that this has a contraceptive effect after unprotected sexual intercourse, or that it has hygiene benefits. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments removing or dispersing matter > [noun] > vaginal or uterine lavage douching1742 douche1849 the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > a contraceptive > douche > administration of douching1742 1742 C. Meighan Treat. Nature & Powers Bareges's Baths & Waters i. 18 I will in the third Part set down the different Methods of drinking, bathing, douching, &c. 1838 Countess Granville Let. 21 July (1894) II. 261 A little douching and bathing is the best possible thing. 1896 Amer. Gynæcological & Obstetrical Jrnl. 8 365 A flexible catheter should be introduced well to the fundus and left in the uterus between the douchings. 1923 M. C. Stopes Contraception v. 116 The habit of douching is one of the three most commonly advocated methods of birth control. 1959 M. L. Hutt & R. G. Gibby Child i. 15/2 Previously, laxatives or rectal douchings had been effective. 1980 S. Kleinberg Alienated Affections (1982) vii. 251 Perhaps the only legacy from fisting that he now finds a necessary pleasure is the douching. 2015 @ssshforwomen 13 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) No douching for me. My vag has its own special flora/fauna, and I think douching only messes that up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1742 |
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