pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 20 days agoIt's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.message-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down114
arrow-up1238arrow-down1message-squareIt's weird that a room with just a toilet and sink is called a "half bath", when it in fact has zero bathtubs.pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 20 days agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarekitnaht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-220 days agoBath doesn’t refer to the tub, it refers to bathing. You can ‘sink bathe’ with a rag and running sink water. So a half-bath, contains 1/2 of the common furnishings for bathing.
minus-squareTomAwsm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoYeah, a “full” bathroom with just a shower also has zero bathtubs.
Bath doesn’t refer to the tub, it refers to bathing. You can ‘sink bathe’ with a rag and running sink water.
So a half-bath, contains 1/2 of the common furnishings for bathing.
Yeah, a “full” bathroom with just a shower also has zero bathtubs.