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Staved :: Stave (n.) The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.

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..

Staffs :: Staves (pl. ) of Staf.

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..

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..

Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.

Staw :: Staving (n.) A cassing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a water wheel..

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..

Shook :: Shook (v. t.) To pack, as staves, in a shook..

Bicker :: Bicker (n.) A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub..

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

Shook :: Shook (n.) A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form..

Stave :: Stave (n.) To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project..

System :: System (n.) The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n..

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

Shake :: Shake (n.) A shook of staves and headings.

Staves :: Staves (n.) pl. of Staff.

Stavewood :: Stavesacre (n.) A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish..

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

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