stanchness
- a word derived from stanch.
Example Sentences
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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 Youatt, William
Be not distressed at this; nay, rather continue with an increased firmness and stanchness in the Cause of God.
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
It has the stanchness of a ship built for the longest voyages.
From Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Butterworth, Hezekiah
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 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
I have often witnessed this vexatious display of stanchness, although the owner cheered on the dog in a tone loud enough to alarm birds two fields off.
From The Dog by Dinks
