footbath

[foo t-bath, -bahth]

noun, plural foot·baths

[foo t-bath z, -bahth z, -baths, -bahths] /ˈfʊtˌbæðz, -ˌbɑðz, -ˌbæθs, -ˌbɑθs/.

a bath for soothing or cleaning the feet.
a shallow receptacle containing chemically treated water for disinfecting the feet, as in a shower room or at the entrance to a swimming pool.

Origin of footbath

First recorded in 1590–1600; foot + bath¹

She only yields when, after a shower (the footbath), a thaw sets in.
Myths of the Norsemen
H. A. Guerber
Except in a footbath he had not bathed during the term of his curacy at Winklehaven.
Humorous Readings and Recitations
Various
Where another fellow would fall into a footbath of action or emotion, you fall into a mine.
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
Charles Dickens
Then she rushed precipitately back, told Josette to heat water for a footbath, and returned to the parlor.
The Alkahest
Honore de Balzac