Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An upright board across the foot of a bedstead.
- noun A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, as in a carriage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A support for the foot, as in a boat or carriage, or at a workman's bench.
- noun An upright piece across the foot of a bedstead.
- noun The platform on which the driver and fireman of a locomotive engine stand; a foot-plate.
- noun A small platform at the back of a carriage on which the footman stands.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet.
- noun The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive.
- noun The foot-rest of a coachman's box.
- noun A board forming the foot of a bedstead.
- noun A treadle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
upright board across thefoot of abedstead - noun a
board orsmall raised platform on which tosupport orrest thefeet ; such as found on in a carriage. - noun a place to
stand on ascooter orskateboard
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
- noun a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead
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Examples
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The wooden dowels attaching the side to the footboard broke and when it collapsed the metal screws broke and after a few hours of playing I found that it was beyond repair!
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A man in his fifties, in a tuxedo, who seemed to be making a bed through the footboard of where we were sleeping.
Varla Ventura: Bride of the Bizarre: Zombies, Pillowy Brides and Wedding Night Ghosts Varla Ventura 2011
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The slab of ice serving as the footboard in that room was filled with hockey pucks suspended in the ice.
Competition Heats Up In Canada's Ice Hotel Market Will Connors 2012
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So we need a new head/footboard first … can we get a queen sized head/footboard and use it with our full size mattress/boxspring until we get the queen size?
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A man in his fifties, in a tuxedo, who seemed to be making a bed through the footboard of where we were sleeping.
Varla Ventura: Bride of the Bizarre: Zombies, Pillowy Brides and Wedding Night Ghosts Varla Ventura 2011
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“Valco Baby” is printed on the head rest and the padding on the footboard.
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Leave at least 9 inches between the bed rail and the footboard and headboard of the bed.
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She hung his coat over the footboard, then waved her hand in front of her chest.
Entice Me at Twilight Shayla Black 2010
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She hung his coat over the footboard, then waved her hand in front of her chest.
Entice Me at Twilight Shayla Black 2010
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You pull the top sheet across and tuck it into the footboard and think to yourself: what if he doesn't come home?
Upstairs 2010
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