footscraper

footscraper
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a sharp-edged plate or bar fixed on a doorstep for cleaning mud from the shoes before entering the house

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/foot"skray'peuhr/, n.
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.
[1870-75, Amer.; FOOT + SCRAPER]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • footscraper — /foot skray peuhr/, n. 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. [1870 75, Amer.; FOOT + SCRAPER] * * * …   Universalium

  • footscraper — n. metal bar connected to a doorstep used for scraping and cleaning mud from the bottom of shoes before going into the house …   English contemporary dictionary

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