stanchion

[ stan-shuh n ]

/ ˈstæn ʃən /

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noun

an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with stanchions.

to secure by or to a stanchion or stanchions.

Nearby words

stamper, stamping ground, stan, stance, stanch, stanchion, stanchless, stand, stand a chance, stand at ease, stand by

Origin of stanchion

1375–1425; late Middle English stanchon < Old French estanchon, equivalent to estanche (variant of estance, probably < Vulgar Latin *stantia, equivalent to Latin stant- (stem of stāns), present participle of stāre to stand + -ia -y³) + -on noun suffix

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Examples from the Web for stanchion

A great wave of despair swept her; she clung to the stanchion, staring with half-blinded eyes at the flat fog-bank in the south.
The Slayer Of souls|Robert Chambers
As I hold to my stanchion, soaked to the skin, I watch the wrath of God on the face of the waters.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee
When he looked up, Murphy made a frantic grab for the stanchion, then relaxed.
Sjambak|John Holbrook Vance
“Come here, Dick,” he said to a little cabin-boy who clung to a stanchion near by.
Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne

If this is insufficient the animal should be secured to a post, along the side of a fence, or put into a stanchion.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for stanchion

stanchion

/ (ˈstɑːnʃən) /

noun

any vertical pole, rod, etc, used as a support

verb

(tr) to provide or support with a stanchion or stanchions

Word Origin for stanchion

C14: from Old French estanchon, from estance, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a standing, from Latin stāre to stand

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