"water cure" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: water cures [plural]
Etymology: water + cure Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|cure}} water + cure Head templates: {{en-noun}} water cure (plural water cures)
  1. (dated) Treatment of pain and illness using water, particularly bathing. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-water_cure-en-noun--vCz1Oyr
  2. A form of torture in which the victim is forced to drink large quantities of water in a short time. Categories (topical): Torture
    Sense id: en-water_cure-en-noun-V4gfZC30 Disambiguation of Torture: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: balneotherapy, hydropathy, hydrotherapy

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