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stancher

stancher noun: one who, or that which, stanches or stops a flow.

Noun

stancher (plural stanchers)

  1. One who, or that which, stanches or stops a flow.
    • a stancher of blood in case of dangerous wounds1893, Maturin Murray Ballou, The Story of Malta

Forms of stancher

pluralstanchers

Origin of stancher

From stanch + -er.

Questions about stancher

What does stancher mean?
Stancher means one who, or that which, stanches or stops a flow.
What part of speech is stancher?
Stancher is a noun.
What is the plural of stancher?
The plural of stancher is stanchers.

Words near stancher in the dictionary

  1. stanchedst
  2. stanchel
  3. stancheled
  4. stanchelled
  5. stanchels
  6. stancher
  7. stanchers
  8. stanches
  9. stanchest
  10. stancheth
  11. Stanchfield

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