douching

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of douche

plural douchings

1. A washing or irrigation with a douche.

   For ordinary douchings of the vagina I use lysol, and employ entirely lysol soap for washing purposes. Carbolic acid, save for keeping silk, drainage tubes, taps, douche pipes, and other appliances in, I never employ.

   1900, Edinburgh Medical Journal, volume 49, page 424