Footboard: alternatives and connections

A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes…

To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over

A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or…

A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One…

A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a templ…

A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four fee…

A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are la…

A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive.

To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.

The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches i…

Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks…

The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (/ thoro), "from bed board."

To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park.

A float board. See Float board (below).

The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.

A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who…

A board, as upon a guidepost having upon it directions or information as to the road.