footboard [foo t-bawrd, -bohrd] ExamplesWord Origin 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 Examples from the Web for footboard Historical Examples of footboard
“Isn’t it funny,” mused Gyp as she balanced on the footboard of her bed.
Jane Abbott
What did he do then but lean over the footboard and shake me by the heel.
Lyda Farrington Kraus
Malcolm was on one footboard, Malinkoff by the side of the chauffeur on the other.
Edgar Wallace
You didn’t shoot the soldiers who were standing on the footboard, did you?
Edgar Wallace
Then a similar accident happened to the man on the other footboard.
Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for footboard footboard noun
- a treadle or foot-operated lever on a machine
- a vertical board at the foot of a bed