Definition of stave

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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..

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Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A brace used to join two or more staves.
Stave :: Stave (n.) To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project..
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..
Bouge :: Bouge (v. t.) To stave in; to bilge.
Staving :: Stavewood (n.) A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.
Jointer :: "Jointer (n.) A long stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves..
Quarterstaves :: Quarterstaves (pl. ) of Quarterstaf.
Lumber :: Lumber (n.) Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than heavy timber..
Stove :: Stove () imp. of Stave.
Bicker :: Bicker (n.) A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub..
Wringstaves :: Wringstaves (pl. ) of Wringstaf.
Stavesacre :: Staves (pl.) pl. of Stave.
Shook :: Shook (v. t.) To pack, as staves, in a shook..
Distaves :: Distaves (pl. ) of Distaf.
Shake :: Shake (n.) A shook of staves and headings.
Staff :: Staff (n.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; -- formerly called stave.
Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
Succulence :: Succula (n.) A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum..
Stove :: Staved (imp. & p. p.) of Stav.
Flogger :: Flogger (n.) A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to start the bung.
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