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footbath

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[foot-bath, -bahth] / ˈfʊtˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ /

noun

  • footbaths
    plural
  1. a bath for soothing or cleaning the feet.

  2. 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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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of footbath

First recorded in 1590–1600; foot + bath 1

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She said a Year 5 teacher had suggested the footbath idea and the children "just love it" with one saying it was the "best day in Year 5 ever".

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

How could we not be seduced by the hope that an allegedly cortisol-lowering matcha tea or magnesium footbath might quiet our inner turmoil?

From Slate Sep. 9, 2025

Finally I dipped my lower legs into a cooling footbath.

From The Guardian Sep. 19, 2015

For an energetic adventure, tackle the steep footbath up to Buffavento.

From Washington Post Aug. 13, 2015

The captain-general wriggled his blistered toes in his footbath.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Harry, 10, said the footbaths were "helping a lot", while Ava, 10, said she was pleased they were also allowed to bring fans to school.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Beatrix, nine, said of the footbaths: "It's better to keep cool when I'm working and it makes me concentrate more."

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Daily vinegar footbaths are essential for this remedy to work effectively.

From Seattle Times Apr. 6, 2022

Staff members wear masks and gloves and step into disinfecting footbaths when working in the feline areas.

From The Verge Apr. 9, 2020

The Basa-Andre induced the girl to put a tooth into each of the footbaths of her brothers, and lo! they became oxen.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham

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