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stander n Cp OED ~ 6 'an upright support' obs (1552-1711); EDD sb 2 'pillar, support.' Upright stem on the bench of a spinning-wheel to which the wheel is attached.
   T 50/2-64 An' a hub in the middle, see. That'd go in over the spindle on the stander that's stickin' up from the bench o' the wheel.

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