'Footboard' definitions:

Definition of 'footboard'

From: WordNet
noun
A narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
noun
A vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead

Definition of 'Footboard'

From: GCIDE
  • Footboard \Foot"board`\, n.
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A board forming the foot of a bedstead. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A treadle. [1913 Webster]