Stanchion

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  • noun. An upright pole, post, or support.
  • noun. A framework consisting of two or more vertical bars, used to secure cattle in a stall or at a feed trough.
  • transitive verb. To equip with stanchions.
  • transitive verb. To confine (cattle) by means of stanchions.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fasten to or by a stanchion.
  • noun. A post, pillar, or beam used for a support, as a piece of timber supporting one of the main parts of a roof; a prop.
  • noun. One of the upright bars in a stall for cattle.
  • noun. In ship-building, an upright post or beam of different forms, used to support the deck, the rails, the nettings, awnings, etc.
  • noun. plural In milit. engin., one of the upright side-pieces of a gallery-frame.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay.
  • noun. Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc.
  • noun. A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A vertical pole, post, or support.
  • noun. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.
  • verb. To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions.
  • verb. To confine by means of stanchions, typically used for cattle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any vertical post or rod used as a support
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