A small cup or device designed to hold medicinal liquid against the eye for bathing or washing it.
Compound of 'eye' and 'bath,' a British term for a device that bathes the eye in solution. Common in 19th-20th century medicine before modern eyedrops.
Imagine holding a tiny cup against your eye to rinse it—this was the standard treatment for tired eyes for centuries. It's like a spa treatment that your great-grandparents actually used.
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