footboard

[ foot-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈfʊtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a board or small platform on which to support the foot or feet.

an upright piece across the foot of a bedstead.

a treadle.

Origin of footboard

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

Words nearby footboard

footbag, football, footballer, footbath, foot-binding, footboard, footboy, foot brake, footbridge, foot-candle, footcare

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Example sentences from the Web for footboard

Egholm clambered up on the footboard, and found a pleasant surprise.
Egholm and his God|Johannes Buchholtz
I closed the door of the compartment I had been in, and stepped along the footboard to the next.
Dead Man's Love|Tom Gallon
They had placed Lasse's bed with the footboard under the sloping ceiling; there was just room enough for it.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
The doctor brought his hand down on the edge of the footboard of the bed, with a gesture of impatience.
Septimus|William J. Locke

She clutched the footboard and clung to it, trembling and breathless.
The Amazing Inheritance|Frances R. Sterrett

British Dictionary definitions for footboard

footboard

/ (ˈfʊtˌbɔːd) /

noun

a treadle or foot-operated lever on a machine

a vertical board at the foot of a bed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	footboard
释义	footboard [ foot-bawrd, -bohrd ] / ˈfʊtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / noun a board or small platform on which to support the foot or feet. an upright piece across the foot of a bedstead. a treadle. Origin of footboard An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; foot + board Words nearby footboard footbag, football, footballer, footbath, foot-binding, footboard, footboy, foot brake, footbridge, foot-candle, footcare Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for footboard Egholm clambered up on the footboard, and found a pleasant surprise. Egholm and his God\|Johannes Buchholtz I closed the door of the compartment I had been in, and stepped along the footboard to the next. Dead Man's Love\|Tom Gallon They had placed Lasse's bed with the footboard under the sloping ceiling; there was just room enough for it. Pelle the Conqueror, Complete\|Martin Anderson Nexo The doctor brought his hand down on the edge of the footboard of the bed, with a gesture of impatience. Septimus\|William J. Locke She clutched the footboard and clung to it, trembling and breathless. The Amazing Inheritance\|Frances R. Sterrett British Dictionary definitions for footboard footboard / (ˈfʊtˌbɔːd) / noun a treadle or foot-operated lever on a machine a vertical board at the foot of a bed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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