stanchion

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.

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.

To fasten to or by a stanchion.

noun

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