eyebathful

English

Etymology

From eyebath +‎ -ful.

Noun

eyebathful (plural not attested)

1. The amount that an eyebath can hold.

   Synonym: eyecupful

   • 1930 May 2, One of Them [pseudonym], “For Business Girls. Ideal Quick-Change Programme.”, in The Kensington News and West London Times, number 3200, section “Whiten the Teeth”, page 2:

     One drop of lemon juice in an eye-bathful of warm water is sufficient.

   • 1949, Journal of the Institute of Optical Science, page 721:

     Eye Lotion Tablets. ℞ Optabs. Mitte x. Sig: i diss. in an eyebathful of warm water.

   • 1972, Richard Lucas, “How Herbs Can Help Strengthen Your Vision”, in The Magic of Herbs in Daily Living, West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Publishing Company, →ISBN, section “Modern Uses of Eyebright Herb”, page 55:

     The following information on the use of eyebright is from Acta Phytotherapeutica, a Dutch scientific journal on botanical medicine. […] The journal reports that an even more effective method is a local application of a lotion “made from three drops of fluid extract of Euphrasia in an eyebathful of cold water.”

   • 1985, Nalda Gosling, “Common Ailments and their Herbal Remedies”, in Successful Herbal Remedies for Treating Numerous Common Ailments, Thorsons, →ISBN, page 47:

     Use bottled spring water for bathing the eyes; use a fresh eyebathful for each eye.

   • 1993, Frances Büning, Paul Hambly, Herbalism (Headway Lifeguides), Headway, published 1998, →ISBN, pages 18 (The natural pharmacy § How to use the herbs) and 91 (An A–Z of ailments § Conjunctivitis § Herbs):

     Alternatively, add 1 to 3 drops of tincture to an eyebathful of distilled water. […] A few grains of salt can be added to each eyebathful.