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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Stanch \Stanch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stanched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stanching}.] [OF. estanchier, F. [82]tancher to stpo a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr., Sp., & Pg. estancar, It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare, stagnare, to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant. See {Stagnate}.] 1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound. [Written also {staunch}.] Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose. --Bacon. 2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.] | |
