pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months 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-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1239arrow-down113
arrow-up1226arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square54linkfedilink
minus-squarekitnaht@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-23 months 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-up1·3 months 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.