Stanchless

Stanchless
Stanchless Stanch"less (st[.a]nch"l[e^]s), a. 1. Incapable of being stanched, or stopped. [1913 Webster]

2. Unquenchable; insatiable. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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