footboard

[ foot-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a board or small platform on which to support the foot or feet. foot.
2. an upright piece across the foot of a bedstead.
3. a treadle.

footboard

/ ˈfʊtˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a treadle or foot-operated lever on a machine
2. a vertical board at the foot of a bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of footboard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; foot + board

Example Sentences

What did he do then but lean over the footboard and shake me by the heel.

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There was a rattle of hoofs against the footboard as Daylight rolled over kicking wildly to get free.

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I closed the door of the compartment I had been in, and stepped along the footboard to the next.

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We dived from the footboard of our bed into a surf of pillows.

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Margaret, hearing the noise, rushed out hatless, and was in time to jump on the footboard.

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