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    [Noun]  | "stan*chion" | \ ˈstan-chən \


    1: an upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck)

    2: a device that fits loosely around the neck of an animal (such as a cow) and limits forward and backward motion (as in a stall)


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English stanchon, from Anglo-French *stanchun, stançun, alteration of Old French estançon, diminutive of estance stay, prop;

    [Noun]  | "stanchions" 


    1: an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure;


      * e.g., " ... the stanchion of an arch "



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    [Noun]  | "stanchion" 


    1: an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure;


      * e.g., " ... the stanchion of an arch "



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     [ "stanchion" ]

    1: the pole that up holds velvet ropes usually made of metal or plastic.

      * e.g.,  ... I went to the movies and saw a stanchion. 

     [ "Stanchion sandwich" ]

    1: When you hit the perfect shot with a football (soccer) and it wedges itself in the top left or top right in the goal net support (stanchion). 70s/80s/90s term as typically goal stanchions don't really exist any more. These days: top bins; but the ball was wedged in the upright to be retrieved manually.

      * e.g.,  ... I smashed a volley into the top right and got a stanchion sandwich. 

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