Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Footboard

Footboard , noun

1.
A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet
(a)
The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive.
(b)
The foot-rest of a coachman's box.
2.
A board forming the foot of a bedstead.
3.
A treadle.