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Definition of Staunches
1. staunch [v] - See also: staunch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Staunches
Literary usage of Staunches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford by Samuel Wells (1830)
"And the commissioners for drainage are to vary, alter regulate the said gages,
staunches, pound locks or pen sit in such manner as shall, from time to time, ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England by Royal Agricultural Society of England (1854)
"There are two kinds of staunches: one consisting of a sill put across the river,
... The boats are often plunged under water in thus passing the staunches, ..."
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