footboard

 [foot-bawrd, -bohrd]  

foot·board

   [foot-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
1.
a board or small platform on which to support the foot or feet.
2.
an upright piece across the foot of a bedstead.
3.
a treadle.
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Origin:
1755–65, Americanism; foot + board
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footboard (ˈfʊtˌbɔːd)
 
—n
1.  a treadle or foot-operated lever on a machine
2.  a vertical board at the foot of a bed

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