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Definition of stave

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Stave (n.) To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; -- often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave in a boat..

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

Brace :: Brace (n.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves..

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..

Stove :: Staved (imp. & p. p.) of Stav.

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

Wringstaves :: Wringstaves (pl. ) of Wringstaf.

Flogger :: Flogger (n.) A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to start the bung.

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

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

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 (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..

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

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

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

Can Hook :: Can hook () A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves..

Quarterstaves :: Quarterstaves (pl. ) of Quarterstaf.

Stave :: Stave (n.) One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc..

Palstave :: Palstave (n.) A peculiar bronze adz, used in prehistoric Europe about the middle of the bronze age..

Bedstaves :: Bedstaves (pl. ) of Bedstaf.

Stave :: Stave (n.) To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run..