birdbath

birdbath
/berrd"bath', -bahth'/, n., pl. birdbaths /-badhz', -bahdhz', -baths', -bahths'/.
a basin or tublike garden ornament for birds to drink from or bathe in.
[1890-95; BIRD + BATH1]

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