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stan⋅chion
[stan-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to furnish with stanchions. |
| 3. | to secure by or to a stanchion or stanchions. |
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| stan·chion (stān'chən, -shən) n.
[Middle English stanchon, from Old French estanchon, probably from estance, act of standing upright, prop, from estans, present participle of ester, to stand, from Latin stāre; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Stanchion
Stan"chion\, n. [OF. estanson, estan[,c]on, F. ['e]tan[,c]on, from OF. estance a stay, a prop, from L. stans, stantis, standing, p. pr. of stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Stanza.] [Written also stanchel.]1. (Arch.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay. 2. (Naut.) Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc. 3. A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall.
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stanchion
1343, from O.Fr. estanchon "prop, brace, support" (Fr. étançon), probably from estant "upright," from prp. of ester "be upright, stand," from L. stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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