Definition of "foot-rest" [foot-rest]

• A short bench or stool used to support a person's feet. (noun)
• A support for the foot of a horse while it is being shod. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "To create the extra space, three seats in a row have fold-away armrests and a padded foot-rest panel that flips up and locks into place."
• "And then I found they were strapping my rookers to the chair-arms and my nogas were like stuck to a foot-rest."
• "Great e malefactors were nailed and tied to the patibulum or cross-piece without any sup pedaneum or foot-rest and left to suffer tortures from flies and sun, thirst and hunger."