footboard

2 definitions found

footboard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Footboard \Foot"board`\, n.
     1. A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or
        brace his feet; as:
        (a) The platform for the engineer and fireman of a
            locomotive.
        (b) The foot-rest of a coachman's box.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A board forming the foot of a bedstead.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A treadle.
        [1913 Webster]

footboard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  footboard
      n 1: a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
      2: a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead