Footboard
Pronunciation : Foot"board`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
2. A board forming the foot of a bedstead.
3. A treadle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913