foot rail

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noun Furniture.

a stretcher connecting the legs of a piece of furniture, as a chair or table, upon which the feet may be rested.

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Nearby words

foot in the door, get one's, foot level, foot line, foot presentation, foot process, foot rail, foot reflexology, foot rot, foot rule, foot score, foot soldier

Origin of foot rail

First recorded in 1865–70

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Examples from the Web for foot rail

And then he hitched it to the foot-rail where I couldn't help seeing it every time I looked that way.
Heart of Gold|Ruth Alberta Brown
Miriam rose and came toward her, stopping midway to lean on the foot-rail of the bed.
The Wild Olive|Basil King
The big man was leaning against the foot-rail of the bed and frowning thoughtfully.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush|Francis Lynde
Before the eagle had time to get back his senses the fireman climbed along the foot-rail to the pilot.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 1, January 1899|Various

"I can't see him very good," said Freddie, and he gave a little jump up from the foot-rail on which he was standing.
The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City|Laura Lee Hope