stander
n.— «Carousel horse resin model, $425 to $1,825, plus shipping and handling. “Lefty,” a full-sized, carousel horse is a looker as well as a “stander” (the term for a carousel animal with three legs down and one leg raised).» —“Museum Pieces” Hartford Courant (Connecticut) Dec. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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