To stop the flow of ( blood), as from a wound.
STANCHNESS.
STANCHLY.
Constant; faithful; hearty.
Strong and trustworthy.
He was a fellow townsman of Grant when the war broke out and had recommended him to Governor Yates as a military helper, and from that time onward had been his stanch and unwavering supporter. – The Life of Lyman Trumbull by Horace White