Footboard

/fˈʊtbɔːd/

/fˈʊtboːɹd/

Footboard

a board or panel attached to the foot of a bed frame to prevent the sleeper's feet from slipping off and to add a decorative element

a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet

Examples

1. I'm your host footboard of the week.

2. At least without a footboard, you can let your feet, you know, you're not hitting a foot board.

3. Without this kind of inhibition, a person might just knock a lamp off their nightstand or bruise themselves by kicking their footboard.

4. Well, one of the reasons I decided to get a bed without a foot is because Chad's growing and the last bed had a footboard on it.