Stanch

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 422

stanch, v. t. [stanched (stancht), stanching.] To stop the flowing of (blood); to dry up. — v. i. To stop, cease to flow. — a. Strong and tight; sound; firm; firm in principle; constant and zealous; hearty; steady.— Stancb/er, n. One who, or that; linger or ink, then, boNboN, chair, get. which, stanches or stops the flowing, as of blood. 422