Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small container, such as a basin or shallow pool, for washing or disinfecting the feet.
- noun The act of bathing or soaking one's feet in a basin or shallow pool.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of bathing the feet.
- noun A vessel for bathing or washing the feet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bath for the feet; also, a vessel used in bathing the feet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a small bath designed for
washing feet
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet
Etymologies
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Examples
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The strength of the stimulus varies with the size of the application (a footbath is a milder stimulant than a half bath, which in turn is milder than a full bath), the temperature of the water (the greater the difference between the water temperature and the body's normal temperature of 98.6°F, the stronger the stimulus is), the duration of the application (the longer an application lasts, the stronger the stimulus is), herbal or mineral additives used (the larger the quantity or the more potent the additives are, the stronger the stimulus is).
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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However, the lavatory issue had already raised its ugly head when an acclimatisation trip to South America culminated in the infamous Bogotá bidet incident in which England's captain, Bobby Moore, was accused of leaving something unseemly in the "footbath" at the Hotel Tequendama.
All cisterns must be go for England's team at Euro 2012 | Harry Pearson 2011
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In the end we ran out of buckets and used pots and vases and even the footbath.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Now you can, thanks to a charity auction that has us wondering whether to click our heels with glee or give ourselves a footbath.
Celebs Donate Shoes To Charity Auction The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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In the end we ran out of buckets and used pots and vases and even the footbath.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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It slid off her knee and dropped toward the footbath.
Pure Sin Kate Brian 2010
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Before they ‘dis-impeach’ themselves. in the White House exodus/footbath that is Presidential pardon. — crane glen
At Last, Bernstein Meets Deep Throat - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Each Verana treatment begins with a soothing footbath ritual during which guests are invited to sip a custom blend of herbal tea to further enhance their relaxation.
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Can you imagine the outrage that's going to occur (mark my words) when some guy who's coming off a basketball court sticks his smelly feet in a * not symbolic* footbath where a Moslem is just about to perform ablution?
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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As for love, there is a time in which to plunge, but one must wait until the pool fills up unless one wants to jump into a footbath.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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