footbath

[ foot-bath, -bahth ]

/ ˈfʊtˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ /

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.

Origin of footbath

First recorded in 1590–1600; foot + bath¹

Words nearby footbath

footage, foot-and-mouth disease, footbag, football, footballer, footbath, foot-binding, footboard, footboy, foot brake, footbridge

Example sentences from the Web for footbath

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

单词	footbath
释义	footbath [ foot-bath, -bahth ] / ˈfʊtˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ / 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. Origin of footbath First recorded in 1590–1600; foot + bath¹ Words nearby footbath footage, foot-and-mouth disease, footbag, football, footballer, footbath, foot-binding, footboard, footboy, foot brake, footbridge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for footbath 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
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