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footboard

Today it means: An upright board across the foot of a bedstead. Full definition →

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The story

From foot + board. Compare Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (fōtubaurd).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.