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+ ==Etymology==
+ First recorded in 1762 as a verb meaning “to massage”,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) probably [[bor|hi|चाँपो|tr=cā̃po]], imperative of [[hi|चाँपना|tr=cā̃pnā|t=to press, knead]].^(AHD)^(OED 1989)^(Wiktionary) The practice is described in ''A Voyage to the East Indies'' (1762).^(Etymonline)
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+ The sense “to lather and wash the hair” is recorded by 1860, and the noun “soap for shampooing” by 1866.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}