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bidet (n.)

1620s, "small horse," from French bidet (16c.), of unknown etymology. Originally in French "a small horse, a pony," thus "a vessel on a low narrow stand, which can be bestridden for bathing purposes," a sense attested in English from 1766.

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Definitions of bidet from WordNet

bidet (n.)
a basin for washing genitals and anal area;
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