footscraper

American

[foot-skrey-per] / ˈfʊtˌskreɪ pər /

noun

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.

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

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footscraper

By nailing upturned bottle caps to a board, the kids can make a front-door footscraper.

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