footbath

[ foot-bath, -bahth ]

/ ˈfʊtˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ /

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noun, plural foot·baths

[foot-bathz, -bahthz, -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.

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Origin of footbath

First recorded in1590–1600; foot + bath¹

She undressed Alexandra and gave her a hot footbath, while Ivar made ginger tea in the kitchen.
O Pioneers!|Willa Cather
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
He was directed by his attending physician to use a warm footbath.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter

If this cannot be had, a good hot footbath, with the heat kept just comfortable for half-an-hour or more, will do very well.
Papers on Health|John Kirk