stanchness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Its stanchness and comfort are surprising when we consider the rapidity with which it may be taken down and transported.
From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Thomas Gaskell Allen
No great stress in her life had occurred to awaken her to a stanchness either of resistance or yielding.
From The Portion of Labor by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
After all, he reviewed, it would be cowardly and base to desert a trusting wife; he pictured her as asleep and securely confident in his stanchness.
From The Husbands of Edith by George Barr McCutcheon
The following circumstance serves also to prove the extreme stanchness of a pointer.
From Anecdotes of Dogs by Edward Jesse
Of the stanchness and incorruptible fidelity of the dog, and his disregard of personal inconvenience and want, when employed in our service, it is impossible to entertain a doubt.
From The Dog by William Youatt
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