stancher
- a word derived from stanch.
Example Sentences
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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 Fox, John
It is larger than the common springer, and stancher, and stouter.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
And never had Duane bestrode a gamer, swifter, stancher beast.
From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Grey, Zane
We had learned to understand each other well, and no man ever had a stancher comrade than I had in Mishka Pavloff.
From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John
There's not a stancher, closer-mouthed creature in existence than Bear.
From Nobody's Child by Dejeans, Elizabeth
