stanch
verb (used with object)
to stop the flow of (a liquid, especially blood).
Example Sentences
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The Hardages also—of course you have no stancher friends than they are—have stood up stubbornly for Rowan.
From The Mettle of the Pasture by James Lane Allen
"Never was a stancher heart than thine, Caillette, or a truer friend."
From Under the Rose by Frederic Stewart Isham
His flight had made many uneasy, but his return, for that reason, brought a stancher fealty from these; and this was evident now.
From A Cumberland Vendetta by John Fox
Through all of his hilarious experiences at Fardale, Frank had not a stancher adherent.
From Frank Merriwell's Reward by Burt L. Standish
He saw his son Kit more than once or twice in those days, and Kit appeared to be the stancher patriot of the two.
From The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope
