Bidet
Pronunciation : Bi*det"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. bidet, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael. bideach very little, diminutive, bidein a diminutive animal, W. bidan a weakly or sorry wretch.]
Definition : 1. A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage. B. Jonson.
2. A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913