footbath
(noun) a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
footbath (plural footbaths)
The act of soaking or washing the feet.
A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.
A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet with.
• ashiyu
• pedilavium, pediluvium
• maundy
Source: Wiktionary
Foot"bath`, n.
Definition: A bath for the feet; also, a vessel used in bathing the feet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
