footboard vs stairway

footboard

noun
  • A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, such as that found in a carriage. 

  • A board serving as a step on a vehicle. 

  • An upright board across the foot of a bedstead. 

  • A place to stand on a scooter or skateboard. 

stairway

noun
  • A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down. 

How often have the words footboard and stairway occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )