STANCHION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay.

2.
n.

Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc.

3.
n.

A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall.


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