Farmers Slang & Its Analogues. 18901909, rev. 2022.
Stancheous
adj. and adv. (Western American).Strong; durable.
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1844. W. T. THOMPSON, Major Joness Courtship, 33. I tell you what its a mighty STANCHEOUS lookin bildin, and looks far off at a distance when youre gwine up to it.