footbath

[ foot-bath, -bahth ]

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noun

plural footbaths

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of footbath¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; foot + bath ¹

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Example Sentences

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

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

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The official said that on disembarking, they would go through a sanitary footbath, and would have to hand over their used face masks and be given fresh ones.

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Visitors can't wear personal shoes and must walk through fungicidal footbaths.

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Finally I dipped my lower legs into a cooling footbath.

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footballer foot-binding

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