Staunch

Meaning

Adj

●

Not

water or some other

to

or

; watertight.

Impermeable to

or other

;

tight.

●

Strongly

; also, in good or strong condition.

●

Staying

to

or

;

,

, unswerving.

●

Dependable,

,

, trustworthy.

●

In Hunting:

Dependable,

,

, trustworthy.

Of a

: that can be

the

of, or to

, game.

●

Cautious, restrained.

●

stubborn, intransigent

Verb

●

Alternative

of stanch

Noun

●

That which

or

a flow.

A

or

which

the

of blood; a styptic.

●

An

of

or stopping.

●

In Mining:

Synonym of

(“suffocating

present in a

after an

by firedamp”)

●

Alternative

of

(“a

by which water is

, for

a

over a

part of a

by its

; also, a

or

a river”)

Sourced from

Origin

staunch

English

estanchier

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

Sourced from

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