doorstep

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

doorstep
    n 1: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone
         that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when
         passing through a doorway [syn: {doorsill}, {doorstep},
         {threshold}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Doorstep \Door"step`\, n.
   The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.
   [1913 Webster]

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