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footboard

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foot·board  (ftbôrd, -brd)
n.
1. An upright board across the foot of a bedstead.
2. A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, as in a carriage.

footboard [ˈfʊtˌbɔːd]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a treadle or foot-operated lever on a machine
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a vertical board at the foot of a bed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.footboardfootboard - a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
running board - a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars
2.footboard - a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead
bedframe, bedstead - the framework of a bed
panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
Translations
footboard [ˈfʊtbɔːd] Nestribo m


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And all the time she was looking backward to the day, seemingly so long ago, when she sat on the box seat for the first time, her legs dangling in the air, too short to reach the footboard.
asked the servants, trying to fix a trunk on the narrow footboard behind a carriage.
Margaret, hearing the noise, rushed out hatless, and was in time to jump on the footboard.
 
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