A block or stand that serves as a base or support for the feet, similar to a footstool or footrest.
From foot + stock (a wooden block or base), where stock comes from Old English 'stocc' (tree trunk, log). An archaic or regional term.
Footstocks appear in period documentation of medieval workshops—sculptors and craftspeople used them as footrests while standing at their work, improving posture and reducing fatigue.
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