footscraper

[ foot-skrey-per ]

noun
  1. a metal bar, set in a small frame and attached to a doorstep, used in cleaning mud from the bottoms of the shoes before entering a house.

Origin of footscraper

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; foot + scraper

Words Nearby footscraper

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