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stanchion definition

stan·chion (stan′c̸hən, -s̸hən)

noun

  1. an upright bar, beam, or post used as a support
  2. ☆ a restraining device fitted loosely around the neck of a cow to confine it to its stall

Etymology: ME stanchon < OFr estanson, estanchon < estance: see stance

transitive verb

  1. to provide or support with stanchions
  2. ☆ to confine (a cow) with a stanchion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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