STANCHION, noun [See Stanch.] A prop or support; a piece of timber int he form of a stake or post, used for a support. In ship-building, stanchions of wood or iron are of different forms, and are used to support the deck, the quarter rails, the nettings, awnings and the like.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.