earth bath
now historical
noun
A kind of medical treatment in which the patient is buried up to the shoulders in the ground.
Origin
Mid 18th century. After post-classical Latin balneum terrae and its model Spanish vaño de tierra (F. Solano de Luque Origen Morboso v. 174); compare earlier air bath.
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