noun the lower part of a millstone spindle. it rests in a step.
2. footstalk ·noun the stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.
3. footstalk ·noun the stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod crustacea; eyestalk.
4. footstalk ·noun the peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles.