foot rail

nounFurniture.

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

Origin of foot rail

First recorded in 1865–70

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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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Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
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A single post of straight cedar securely fixed in the ground held the poles in place which formed the side and foot rail.
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Instead of doing so he put one hand on the foot-rail, and gently, and as if in pain, sat down on the foot of the bed.
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The hand reached up and caught the iron foot rail, gripping it firmly.
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Patty slid down from the white iron foot-rail, and Priscilla descended from the top of the trunk.
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