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Stave :: Stave (n.) One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc..

#NAME? :: -staves (pl. ) of Flagstaf.

Pack :: Pack (n.) A shook of cask staves.

Stavesacre :: Staves (pl.) pl. of Stave.

Piggin :: Piggin (n.) A small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a handle, -- often used as a dipper..

Verse :: Verse (n.) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses..

Quarterstaves :: Quarterstaves (pl. ) of Quarterstaf.

Staff :: Staff (n.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; -- formerly called stave.

Barrel :: Barrel (n.) A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads..

Inshave :: Inshave (n.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.

Wringstaves :: Wringstaves (pl. ) of Wringstaf.

Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating from a common center. Called also escarbuncle.

Jointer :: "Jointer (n.) A long stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves..

Staff :: Staff (n.) A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave..

Staving :: Stavewood (n.) A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.

Cask :: Cask (n.) A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel..

Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A brace used to join two or more staves.

Score :: Score (n.) The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts..

Stave :: Stave (n.) To push, as with a staff; -- with off..

Tub :: Tub (n.) An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, -- used for various purposes..

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