D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Stanchion

/(stăn"shŭn ; 277)/ · Stan·chion · IPA /ˈstænʃən/
01 n. A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay.
  1. 1.
    A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay.(Arch.)
  2. 2.
    Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc.(Naut.)
  3. 3.
    A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall.