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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Origin of foot rail

First recorded in 1865–70

The side foot rails are also quite small, which is worth mentioning if you are a sprinter who often needs to rest in between bolts.
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Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.
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In the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital.
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Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.
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Wearing the right foot of a chicken was considered good luck.
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Workers built a temporary rail track through the city to move the statue in a process that took three days.
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The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
I find myself chained to the foot of a woman, my noble Cornelia would despise!
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We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
A gentleman got out of a carriage before it stopped, and fell between the rail and the platform.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.
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