



perch
–noun| 1. | a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds. |
| 2. | any place or object, as a sill, fence, branch, or twig, for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon. |
| 3. | a high or elevated position, resting place, or the like. |
| 4. | a small, elevated seat for the driver of any of certain vehicles. |
| 5. | a pole connecting the fore and hind running parts of a spring carriage or other vehicle. |
| 6. | a post set up as a navigational aid on a navigational hazard or on a buoy. |
| 7. | British.
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| 8. | Textiles. an apparatus consisting of two vertical posts and a horizontal roller, used for inspecting cloth after it leaves the loom. |
| 9. | Obsolete. any pole, rod, or the like. |



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