staunchstanchadj.

Brit.

/stɔːn(t)ʃ/,

/stɑːn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/stɔn(t)ʃ/,

/stɑn(t)ʃ/ Brit.

/stɑːn(t)ʃ/,

/stan(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/stɑn(t)ʃ/,

/stɔn(t)ʃ/,

/stæn(t)ʃ/

Forms: (Middle English stawnche, staunche), 1500s–1600s stanche, (1500s stantche), 1600s stench, Middle English– stanch, 1600s– staunch.

Etymology: < Old French estanche feminine of estanc (modern French étanche of both genders) corresponding to Spanish estanco , Portuguese estanque water-tight, Italian stanco exhausted, weary, < Common Romance *stancare : see stanch v.The spelling staunch and the associated pronunciation are in British use much the more common for the adjective, while for the related verb the form stanch n.¹ /stɑːnʃ//-æ-/ is preferred.

a. Impervious to water, not leaking; watertight. Also occasionally airtight.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > waterproof or watertight

waterthight1387

staunch1412

watertight1489

thight1501

waterfast1518

waterproof1725

drop-dry1844

stanching1852

moisture-proof1867

damp-proof1870

damp-proofed1962

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 652 Þe schip..was so stawnche it myȝt no water lade.

c1440 Pallad. on Husb. xii. 305 In bechen baskettis men saue also This fruyt, so they [with cley] be staunche ywrie.

1531 Charterparty in R. G. Marsden Sel. Pleas Admiralty (1894) 37 The sayd owner shall warrant the sayd shypp stronge stanche well and sufficientlye vitalled.

1569 Southampton Court Leet Rec. (1905–6) I. 57 The seastron in gossling Lane..is not stantche for that the water breaketh oute.

1633 T. James Strange Voy. 7 We sayed the pumps, and found her stanch.

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xv. 102 What we endeavored in vaine, may be performed by..some other Virtuoso that shall have stancher Vessells then we had.

1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 584 We found all had not continued so stanch, but that some small portion of Air had insinuated it self into the Receiver.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. i. 5 Our Ship was staunch, and our Crew all in good Health.

1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 46 Our Coffer-dam..which we began to despair of ever getting made even tolerably stanch.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxix. 296 The Mariane, a stanch but antiquated little barque.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. iii. 82 Crossing the deep in thy stanch ships.

†b. figurative. (Cf. the phrase to hold water.)

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. ii. 120 Yet if I knew, What Hoope should hold vs staunch from edge to edge Ath' world: I would persue it.

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 100 Which [interpretation] cannot hold stanch possibly, as in termes it is proposed by him.

†2. Of blood: Not flowing out. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > process of healing of an injury, etc. > [adjective] > of blood: not flowing out

staunch1673

1673 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 8 6052 The pledgets being then thrown off, the blood continued staunch, and the mouths of the Arteries remained close.

3. Of strong or firm construction, in good or firm condition, substantial.

ΚΠ

1455–6 Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 290 The sayd Jhon shall repeyre sayd towyr..and so to kepe hite up styf and stanch duryng the terme forsayde.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 27 Doubtles a stanch and solid peece of frame-work, as any January could freeze together.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1679 (1955) IV. 177 The house a stanch good old building.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1679 (1955) IV. 177 One of the Closets being parquetted, with plaine deale set in Diamond..exceeding stanch & pretty.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 157 The foresaid new-raised Mountain..hath stood firm and staunch, without the least sinking or subsidency, for above an hundred and fifty years.

1856 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 10 May in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. iv. 12 The wall of the tower is still staunch and strong.

1864 W. W. Skeat tr. J. L. Uhland Songs & Ballads 357 'Gainst whom is shivered the staunchest brand.

†4.

a. Restrained in behaviour, guarded, reserved.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable

strange1338

estrangec1374

formal?1518

cold1557

squeamish1561

icy1567

buckrama1589

repulsive1598

starched1600

unaffable1603

stiff1608

withdrawing1611

reserved1612

aloof1639

cool1641

uncordial1643

inaffable1656

staunch1659

standfra1683

distant1710

starcha1716

distancing1749

pokerish1779

buckramed1793

angular1808

easeless1811

touch-me-not1817

starchy1824

standoffish1826

offish1827

poker-backed1830

standoff1837

stiffish1840

chilly1841

unapproachable1848

hedgehoggy1866

sticky1882

hard-to-get1899

stand-away1938

princesse lointaine1957

1624 P. Massinger Bond-man i. iii. sig. B4 Yet, though he obserue, and waste his state vpon vs, If he be stanch and bid not for the stocke That we were borne to traffick with; the truth is We care not for his company.]

1659 Lady Alimony iii. iii. sig. F4^v And if thou canst not live so stench But thou must needs enjoy thy Wench.

a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) i. 17 Commonly such as are greatly staunch in other enjoyments of pleasure, are enormously intemperate in speaking, and very incontinent of their Tongue.

a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) ix. 105 It is good to be very staunch and cautious of talking about other Men, and their Concernments.

†b. quasi-adv. ? Strictly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adverb] > in a guarded manner

staunch1693

1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §107 (1699) 186 This is to be kept very stanch, and carefully to be watched.

5. Of a sporting dog: That may be trusted to find or follow the scent, or to mark the game; dependable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [adjective] > qualities of hounds

staunch1575

scented1579

unfleshed1692

short-running1853

short-working1853

birdy1905

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xl. 112 Vntill they haue rowzed or founde him againe with their bloudhounde, or with some other stanche old hounde of the kenell.

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Stanchhound, an old hound well experienced.

1668 W. Davenant Rivals iv The Dogs..by that silence soon their fault confess'd, Most of e'm were Stanch-Hounds.

1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation i. 52 Let such as you cast off at first be old staunch Hounds, which are sure.

1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 125 With these consort The stanch and steddy Sages of thy Pack.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 10 For, scarce a spear's length from his haunch, Vindictive toiled the blood-hounds staunch.

1842 J. Wilson Christopher North (1857) I. 151 Two excellent double-barrelled guns, and three staunch pointers.

1883 Cent. Mag. Aug. 492 A dog that..is stanch on a covey.

in extended use.1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. 29 Old staunch Hawks should have more rest.1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 290 Our half-breeds displayed that quickness of eye, in following up a track, for which Indians are so noted. Beatte, especially, was staunch as a veteran hound.

a. Of a person: Standing firm and true to one's principles or purpose, not to be turned aside, determined.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective]

fasteOE

stathelfasteOE

anredOE

hardOE

starkOE

trueOE

steadfast993

fastredeOE

stithc1000

findyOE

stablea1275

stathelyc1275

stiffc1275

stablec1290

steel to the (very) backa1300

unbowinga1300

stably13..

firm1377

unmovablea1382

constantc1386

abidingc1400

toughc1400

sure1421

unmoblea1425

unfaintedc1425

unfaint1436

permanent?a1475

stalwartc1480

unbroken1513

immovable1534

inconcuss1542

unshaken1548

stout1569

unwavering1570

undiscourageable1571

fixed1574

discourageable1576

unappalled1578

resolute1579

unremoved1583

resolved1585

unflexiblea1586

unshakeda1586

square1589

unstooping1597

iron1598

rocky1601

steady1602

undeclinable1610

unboweda1616

unfainting1615

unswayed1615

staunch1624

undiscourageda1628

staid1631

unshook1633

blue?1636

true blue?1636

tenacious1640

uncomplying1643

yieldless1651

riveting1658

unshakened1659

inconquerable1660

unyielding1677

unbendinga1688

tight1690

unswerving1694

unfaltering1727

unsubmitting1730

undeviating1732

undrooping1736

impervertible1741

undamped1742

undyingc1765

sturdy1775

stiff as a poker1798

unfickle1802

indivertible1821

thick and thin1822

undisheartened1827

inconvertible1829

straightforward1829

indomitable1830

stickfast1831

unsuccumbing1833

unturnable1847

unswerved1849

undivertible1856

unforsaking1862

swerveless1863

steeve1870

rock-ribbed1884

stiff in the back1897

1678 J. Dryden All for Love iii. 32 O, he's the coolest Murderer, so stanch, He kills, and keeps his temper.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) So a man of Credit and Reputation, and well to pass in the World, is usually called a Stanch-man.

1689 M. Prior Epist. to F. Shephard 133 In Politicks, I hear, you'r stanch.

1710 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 24 Feb. (O.H.S.) II. 348 He is a stanch Whigg.

1743 R. Blair Grave 20 The Foe, Like a stanch Murth'rer steady to his Purpose, Pursues her close through ev'ry Lane of Life.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 492 And you are staunch indeed in learning's cause.

1824 W. Irving Buckthorne in Tales of Traveller I. ii. 311 He was stanch, however, to church and king.

a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) 11 My tried staunch friend, Sir Matthew Chase.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge vi. 265 You, who from a girl have had a strong mind and a staunch heart.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. x. 182 The toil..began..to wear down the strength if not the spirit of the stanchest.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xv. 249 Those who ought to have been staunch have fallen away.

b. Of personal qualities, actions, etc.: Showing determination or resolution, unwavering.

ΚΠ

1690 R. Lucas Humane Life 239 Riper years..should bring on naturally wiser and stancher thoughts.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 176 The vengeance they had prosecuted with such stanch and sagacious activity.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. xiv. 344 De la Marck might have effected his escape..but for the stanch pursuit of Quentin.

1883 A. Forbes in 19th Cent. Oct. 720 Their devotion to their sovereign is staunch.

Compounds

staunch-hearted adj.

ΚΠ

1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist III. xxxix. 49 There ain't a stauncher-hearted gal.

Derivatives

ˈstaunchly adv. (also ˈstanchly)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adverb]

strongeOE

fastOE

stably1297

strengthlya1400

unabasedlyc1425

unfaintlyc1425

four-squarec1430

strengthilyc1485

determinedlyc1540

resolutely1549

determinately1556

martyr-like1579

resolvedly1587

strongly1591

undauntedly1598

heart and soul1620

fairly and squarely1628

bently1645

decisively1653

supportinglya1664

setly1673

decidedly1770

martyrly1819

immitigably1824

staunchly1825

unshrinkingly1826

unflinchingly1833

hell-bent1863

square1867

fair and square1870

full-bloodedly1898

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adverb] > so as to be physically strong

mightily?a1425

forcely?a1500

starkly1816

staunchly1825

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [adverb] > qualities of hounds

staunchly1825

1825 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 5 Nov. 339 I had him a puppy, and he never had any breaking, but he pointed staunchly at once.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xx. 202 There never was a man who stood by a friend more staunchly than the Major.

1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner II. 142 The terms once made, he was true, undeviating, and stanchly honest.

1899 F. T. Bullen Log of Sea-waif 252 She must have been staunchly built.

ˈstaunchness n. (also ˈstanchness)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun]

steadfastnessa1000

anrednessOE

stead-stathelfastness?c1225

stability13..

steadfastshipc1320

traistnessa1340

constance1340

sadnessc1384

unmovablenessc1384

hardnessa1400

steadfastheadc1400

unmobletya1425

firmitya1450

constancy1526

constantness1530

firmitude?1541

firmness1553

stoutness1561

settledness1571

cleaving1580

solidity1607

immovableness1617

staunchness1623

fixedness1626

fixationa1631

unswayednessa1656

steadiness1663

sturdiness1675

unbendingness1824

indomitability1851

indomitableness1860

thick and thin1884

fixity1885

unshakability1907

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [noun] > qualities of hounds

staunchness1826

1623 Conway in J. Hacket Abp. Williams (1693) i. 157 His Majesty would not that you should press him for a Note of his Hand for Secresie and Stanchness.

1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. i. i. 3 Having once, to try the stanchnesse of the viol, blown in so much Air..that [etc.].

1702 S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus i. 11 As to the Truth and Stanchness of his Affections I cannot suppose you'll pretend to dispute it.

1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 46 We made the first Trial of our Coffer-dam..and proved its Stanchness several Times.

1826 in Sheridaniana 308 The extraordinary staunchness of a cross-bred setter.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. iv. 138 The stanchness which the religious aspirant needs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	staunch
释义	staunchstanchadj. Brit. /stɔːn(t)ʃ/, /stɑːn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /stɔn(t)ʃ/, /stɑn(t)ʃ/ Brit. /stɑːn(t)ʃ/, /stan(t)ʃ/, U.S. /stɑn(t)ʃ/, /stɔn(t)ʃ/, /stæn(t)ʃ/ Forms: (Middle English stawnche, staunche), 1500s–1600s stanche, (1500s stantche), 1600s stench, Middle English– stanch, 1600s– staunch. Etymology: < Old French estanche feminine of estanc (modern French étanche of both genders) corresponding to Spanish estanco , Portuguese estanque water-tight, Italian stanco exhausted, weary, < Common Romance stancare : see stanch v.The spelling staunch* and the associated pronunciation are in British use much the more common for the adjective, while for the related verb the form stanch n.¹ /stɑːnʃ//-æ-/ is preferred. 1. a. Impervious to water, not leaking; watertight. Also occasionally airtight. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > waterproof or watertight waterthight1387 staunch1412 watertight1489 thight1501 waterfast1518 waterproof1725 drop-dry1844 stanching1852 moisture-proof1867 damp-proof1870 damp-proofed1962 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 652 Þe schip..was so stawnche it myȝt no water lade. c1440 Pallad. on Husb. xii. 305 In bechen baskettis men saue also This fruyt, so they [with cley] be staunche ywrie. 1531 Charterparty in R. G. Marsden Sel. Pleas Admiralty (1894) 37 The sayd owner shall warrant the sayd shypp stronge stanche well and sufficientlye vitalled. 1569 Southampton Court Leet Rec. (1905–6) I. 57 The seastron in gossling Lane..is not stantche for that the water breaketh oute. 1633 T. James Strange Voy. 7 We sayed the pumps, and found her stanch. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xv. 102 What we endeavored in vaine, may be performed by..some other Virtuoso that shall have stancher Vessells then we had. 1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 584 We found all had not continued so stanch, but that some small portion of Air had insinuated it self into the Receiver. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. i. 5 Our Ship was staunch, and our Crew all in good Health. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 46 Our Coffer-dam..which we began to despair of ever getting made even tolerably stanch. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxix. 296 The Mariane, a stanch but antiquated little barque. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. iii. 82 Crossing the deep in thy stanch ships. †b. figurative. (Cf. the phrase to hold water.) ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. ii. 120 Yet if I knew, What Hoope should hold vs staunch from edge to edge Ath' world: I would persue it. View more context for this quotation a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 100 Which [interpretation] cannot hold stanch possibly, as in termes it is proposed by him. †2. Of blood: Not flowing out. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > process of healing of an injury, etc. > [adjective] > of blood: not flowing out staunch1673 1673 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 8 6052 The pledgets being then thrown off, the blood continued staunch, and the mouths of the Arteries remained close. 3. Of strong or firm construction, in good or firm condition, substantial. ΚΠ 1455–6 Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 290 The sayd Jhon shall repeyre sayd towyr..and so to kepe hite up styf and stanch duryng the terme forsayde. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 27 Doubtles a stanch and solid peece of frame-work, as any January could freeze together. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1679 (1955) IV. 177 The house a stanch good old building. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1679 (1955) IV. 177 One of the Closets being parquetted, with plaine deale set in Diamond..exceeding stanch & pretty. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 157 The foresaid new-raised Mountain..hath stood firm and staunch, without the least sinking or subsidency, for above an hundred and fifty years. 1856 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 10 May in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. iv. 12 The wall of the tower is still staunch and strong. 1864 W. W. Skeat tr. J. L. Uhland Songs & Ballads 357 'Gainst whom is shivered the staunchest brand. †4. a. Restrained in behaviour, guarded, reserved. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable strange1338 estrangec1374 formal?1518 cold1557 squeamish1561 icy1567 buckrama1589 repulsive1598 starched1600 unaffable1603 stiff1608 withdrawing1611 reserved1612 aloof1639 cool1641 uncordial1643 inaffable1656 staunch1659 standfra1683 distant1710 starcha1716 distancing1749 pokerish1779 buckramed1793 angular1808 easeless1811 touch-me-not1817 starchy1824 standoffish1826 offish1827 poker-backed1830 standoff1837 stiffish1840 chilly1841 unapproachable1848 hedgehoggy1866 sticky1882 hard-to-get1899 stand-away1938 princesse lointaine1957 1624 P. Massinger Bond-man i. iii. sig. B4 Yet, though he obserue, and waste his state vpon vs, If he be stanch and bid not for the stocke That we were borne to traffick with; the truth is We care not for his company.] 1659 Lady Alimony iii. iii. sig. F4^v And if thou canst not live so stench But thou must needs enjoy thy Wench. a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) i. 17 Commonly such as are greatly staunch in other enjoyments of pleasure, are enormously intemperate in speaking, and very incontinent of their Tongue. a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) ix. 105 It is good to be very staunch and cautious of talking about other Men, and their Concernments. †b. quasi-adv. ? Strictly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adverb] > in a guarded manner staunch1693 1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §107 (1699) 186 This is to be kept very stanch, and carefully to be watched. 5. Of a sporting dog: That may be trusted to find or follow the scent, or to mark the game; dependable. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [adjective] > qualities of hounds staunch1575 scented1579 unfleshed1692 short-running1853 short-working1853 birdy1905 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xl. 112 Vntill they haue rowzed or founde him againe with their bloudhounde, or with some other stanche old hounde of the kenell. 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Stanchhound, an old hound well experienced. 1668 W. Davenant Rivals iv The Dogs..by that silence soon their fault confess'd, Most of e'm were Stanch-Hounds. 1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation i. 52 Let such as you cast off at first be old staunch Hounds, which are sure. 1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 125 With these consort The stanch and steddy Sages of thy Pack. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 10 For, scarce a spear's length from his haunch, Vindictive toiled the blood-hounds staunch. 1842 J. Wilson Christopher North (1857) I. 151 Two excellent double-barrelled guns, and three staunch pointers. 1883 Cent. Mag. Aug. 492 A dog that..is stanch on a covey. in extended use.1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. 29 Old staunch Hawks should have more rest.1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 290 Our half-breeds displayed that quickness of eye, in following up a track, for which Indians are so noted. Beatte, especially, was staunch as a veteran hound. 6. a. Of a person: Standing firm and true to one's principles or purpose, not to be turned aside, determined. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective] fasteOE stathelfasteOE anredOE hardOE starkOE trueOE steadfast993 fastredeOE stithc1000 findyOE stablea1275 stathelyc1275 stiffc1275 stablec1290 steel to the (very) backa1300 unbowinga1300 stably13.. firm1377 unmovablea1382 constantc1386 abidingc1400 toughc1400 sure1421 unmoblea1425 unfaintedc1425 unfaint1436 permanent?a1475 stalwartc1480 unbroken1513 immovable1534 inconcuss1542 unshaken1548 stout1569 unwavering1570 undiscourageable1571 fixed1574 discourageable1576 unappalled1578 resolute1579 unremoved1583 resolved1585 unflexiblea1586 unshakeda1586 square1589 unstooping1597 iron1598 rocky1601 steady1602 undeclinable1610 unboweda1616 unfainting1615 unswayed1615 staunch1624 undiscourageda1628 staid1631 unshook1633 blue?1636 true blue?1636 tenacious1640 uncomplying1643 yieldless1651 riveting1658 unshakened1659 inconquerable1660 unyielding1677 unbendinga1688 tight1690 unswerving1694 unfaltering1727 unsubmitting1730 undeviating1732 undrooping1736 impervertible1741 undamped1742 undyingc1765 sturdy1775 stiff as a poker1798 unfickle1802 indivertible1821 thick and thin1822 undisheartened1827 inconvertible1829 straightforward1829 indomitable1830 stickfast1831 unsuccumbing1833 unturnable1847 unswerved1849 undivertible1856 unforsaking1862 swerveless1863 steeve1870 rock-ribbed1884 stiff in the back1897 1624 P. Massinger Bond-man i. iii. sig. B4 Yet, though he obserue, and waste his state vpon vs, If he be stanch and bid not for the stocke That we were borne to traffick with; the truth is We care not for his company. 1678 J. Dryden All for Love iii. 32 O, he's the coolest Murderer, so stanch, He kills, and keeps his temper. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) So a man of Credit and Reputation, and well to pass in the World, is usually called a Stanch-man. 1689 M. Prior Epist. to F. Shephard 133 In Politicks, I hear, you'r stanch. 1710 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 24 Feb. (O.H.S.) II. 348 He is a stanch Whigg. 1743 R. Blair Grave 20 The Foe, Like a stanch Murth'rer steady to his Purpose, Pursues her close through ev'ry Lane of Life. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 492 And you are staunch indeed in learning's cause. View more context for this quotation 1824 W. Irving Buckthorne in Tales of Traveller I. ii. 311 He was stanch, however, to church and king. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) 11 My tried staunch friend, Sir Matthew Chase. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge vi. 265 You, who from a girl have had a strong mind and a staunch heart. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. x. 182 The toil..began..to wear down the strength if not the spirit of the stanchest. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xv. 249 Those who ought to have been staunch have fallen away. b. Of personal qualities, actions, etc.: Showing determination or resolution, unwavering. ΚΠ 1690 R. Lucas Humane Life 239 Riper years..should bring on naturally wiser and stancher thoughts. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 176 The vengeance they had prosecuted with such stanch and sagacious activity. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. xiv. 344 De la Marck might have effected his escape..but for the stanch pursuit of Quentin. 1883 A. Forbes in 19th Cent. Oct. 720 Their devotion to their sovereign is staunch. Compounds staunch-hearted adj. ΚΠ 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist III. xxxix. 49 There ain't a stauncher-hearted gal. Derivatives ˈstaunchly adv. (also ˈstanchly) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adverb] strongeOE fastOE stably1297 strengthlya1400 unabasedlyc1425 unfaintlyc1425 four-squarec1430 strengthilyc1485 determinedlyc1540 resolutely1549 determinately1556 martyr-like1579 resolvedly1587 strongly1591 undauntedly1598 heart and soul1620 fairly and squarely1628 bently1645 decisively1653 supportinglya1664 setly1673 decidedly1770 martyrly1819 immitigably1824 staunchly1825 unshrinkingly1826 unflinchingly1833 hell-bent1863 square1867 fair and square1870 full-bloodedly1898 the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adverb] > so as to be physically strong mightily?a1425 forcely?a1500 starkly1816 staunchly1825 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [adverb] > qualities of hounds staunchly1825 1825 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 5 Nov. 339 I had him a puppy, and he never had any breaking, but he pointed staunchly at once. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xx. 202 There never was a man who stood by a friend more staunchly than the Major. 1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner II. 142 The terms once made, he was true, undeviating, and stanchly honest. 1899 F. T. Bullen Log of Sea-waif 252 She must have been staunchly built. ˈstaunchness n. (also ˈstanchness) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] steadfastnessa1000 anrednessOE stead-stathelfastness?c1225 stability13.. steadfastshipc1320 traistnessa1340 constance1340 sadnessc1384 unmovablenessc1384 hardnessa1400 steadfastheadc1400 unmobletya1425 firmitya1450 constancy1526 constantness1530 firmitude?1541 firmness1553 stoutness1561 settledness1571 cleaving1580 solidity1607 immovableness1617 staunchness1623 fixedness1626 fixationa1631 unswayednessa1656 steadiness1663 sturdiness1675 unbendingness1824 indomitability1851 indomitableness1860 thick and thin1884 fixity1885 unshakability1907 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [noun] > qualities of hounds staunchness1826 1623 Conway in J. Hacket Abp. Williams (1693) i. 157 His Majesty would not that you should press him for a Note of his Hand for Secresie and Stanchness. 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. i. i. 3 Having once, to try the stanchnesse of the viol, blown in so much Air..that [etc.]. 1702 S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus i. 11 As to the Truth and Stanchness of his Affections I cannot suppose you'll pretend to dispute it. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 46 We made the first Trial of our Coffer-dam..and proved its Stanchness several Times. 1826 in Sheridaniana 308 The extraordinary staunchness of a cross-bred setter. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. iv. 138 The stanchness which the religious aspirant needs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : stanchstaunchn.¹ also refers to : stanchstaunchn.² also refers to : stanchstaunchv. < adj.1412 see also
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