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stanch (v.)
"to stop the flow of" (esp. blood), c.1300, from O.Fr.
estanchier
"cause to cease flowing, stop, hinder," from V.L.
*stancare
, perhaps contracted from
*stagnicare
, from L.
stagnum
"pond, pool" (see
stagnate
).
