footbath

[ foo t-bath, -bahth ]

/ ˈfʊtˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ /

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.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1590–1600; foot + bath¹

Except in a footbath he had not bathed during the term of his curacy at Winklehaven.
Humorous Readings and Recitations|Various
She only yields when, after a shower (the footbath), a thaw sets in.
Myths of the Norsemen|H. A. Guerber
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