stanchion
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stanchion /ˈstanʃ(ə)n/
▶noun an upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier.
– derivatives
stanchioned adjective.
stanchioned adjective.
– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. stanchon, from OFr. estanchon, from estance ‘a support’, prob. based on L. stant-, stare ‘to stand’.
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