perch
–noun1. | 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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