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STANCH, In a general sense, to stop to set or fix but applied only to the blood to stop the flowing of blood. Cold applications to the neck will often stanch the bleeding of the nose.

STANCH, To stop, as blood to cease to flow.

Immediately the issue of her blood stanched. Luke 8 .

STANCH, a. This is the same word as the foregoing, the primary sense of which is to set hence the sense of firmness.

1. Sound firm strong and tight as a stanch ship.

2. Firm in principle steady constant and zealous hearty as a stanch churchman a stanch republican a stanch friend or adherent.

In politics I hear youre stanch.

3. Strong not to be broken.

4. Firm close.

This is to be kept stanch.

A stanch hound, is one that follows the scent closely without error or remissness.