Definition of Footbath

1. Noun. A small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet.

Generic synonyms: Bath, Bathing Tub, Bathtub, Tub

Definition of Footbath

1. n. A bath for the feet; also, a vessel used in bathing the feet.

Definition of Footbath

1. Noun. a small bath designed for washing feet ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Footbath

1. a bath for the feet [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Footbath

football stadium
football team
football tee
football tennis
footballene
footballer
footballers
footballfish
footballfishes
footballing
footband
footbands
footbar
footbars
footbath (current term)
footbaths
footbed
footbeds
footbinding
footboard
footboards
footbone
footbones
footboy
footboys
footbrake
footbreadth
footbridge
footbridges

Literary usage of Footbath

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of the Nervous System Resulting from Accident and Injury by Pearce Bailey (1906)
"The footbath may be hot or cold, the effects being similar. In the cold footbath the water is at a temperature of 40°, and the patient rubs the feet ..."

2. Diseases of the nervous system resulting from accident and injury by Pearce Bailey (1909)
"The footbath may be hot or cold, the effects being similar. In the cold footbath the water is at a temperature of 40°, and the patient rubs the feet ..."

3. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1842)
"If we cannot avoid being exposed for a long time to a piercing cold, it is well to take a cold footbath two hours previous to going out. ..."

4. Management Guidelines for Efficient Sheep Production by G. E. Ricketts (1993)
"Trim all feet of every sheep and treat sheep in a footbath. If hooves are dry and hard, soaking the feet in a footbath or wetting the holding corral will ..."

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