birdbath

plural birdbaths · alternative bird bath

1. A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or in which to bathe.
2. Random, inconsequential amounts of residual water on a roof membrane.
3. slangA light or superficial wash of the body, using a sink or similar.

   Hardly an hour had gone by, barely time to drink a cold sarsaparilla and take a birdbath in a bowl of water, but Kincaid had gotten into more trouble, Angie reflected.

   1987, Joyce Brandon, The Lady and the Lawman, →ISBN

   2 more examples

   “And if a person happens not to be on the block at shower time?” Ty pinched the bridge of his nose.“It’s birdbath time,” Ralph pointed at the sink before remembering Ty was blind.

   2019, Ricky Douglas, Room Without a View, →ISBN

   There was nowhere for us to wash and to prepare ourselves for work and school, so I decided to drive to a nearby gas station. We took a quick birdbath, washed our faces, and brushed our teeth.

   2020, Natasha Cato, The Pain from Her Womb, →ISBN

   Synonyms: bitch bath, whore's bath