a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
[ 1810-20, in sense "platform from which a large pole boat is poled," Amer. ]
a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
[ 1810-20, in sense "platform from which a large pole boat is poled," Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012