"footpan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: footpans [plural]
Etymology: From foot + pan. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|pan}} foot + pan Head templates: {{en-noun}} footpan (plural footpans)
  1. A pan used to bathe the feet.
    Sense id: en-footpan-en-noun-0ftJDp50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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