lavement

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Then going down stairs, I met Lavement coming up trembling with the pestle in his hand, and Gawky behind armed with his sword, pushing him forward.

From The Adventures of Roderick Random by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

Lavement, the proper kind for infants and children, 105.

From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas

The last written "Mystère du Lavement des Pieds" that exists was by one Nicolle Mauger, who laboured under the disadvantage of living in the same century with Corneille.

From The Story of Rouen by Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir

In two days I was up and able to do a little business, so that Mr. Lavement made shift to carry on his practice without hiring another journeyman in my room.

From The Adventures of Roderick Random by Smollett, T. (Tobias)