(Usually in plural, with plural or (occasionally) singular concord) a building containing public washing facilities or (in recent times) a public swimming pool.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Coryate (?1577–1617), traveller and writer.
Definition of public bath in US English:
public bath
noun
British
(Usually in plural, with plural or (occasionally) singular concord) a building containing public washing facilities or (in recent times) a public swimming pool.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Coryate (?1577–1617), traveller and writer.