Definition of stave

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Stave (n.) To suffer, or cause, to be lost by breaking the cask..

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Delphinic :: Delphinic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria)..
Stave :: Stave (n.) One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc..
Bilge :: Bilge (v. t.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel)..
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..
Stave :: Stave (n.) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.
Staw :: Staving (n.) A cassing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a water wheel..
Stove :: Staved (imp. & p. p.) of Stav.
Delphinine :: Delphinine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder..
Quarterstaves :: Quarterstaves (pl. ) of Quarterstaf.
Staves :: Staves (n.) pl. of Staff.
Shake :: Shake (n.) A shook of staves and headings.
Stavesacre :: Staves (pl.) pl. of Stave.
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..
Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
Bedstaves :: Bedstaves (pl. ) of Bedstaf.
Staves :: Stave (v. i.) To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.
Palstave :: Palstave (n.) A peculiar bronze adz, used in prehistoric Europe about the middle of the bronze age..
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc..
Staved :: Stave (n.) The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.
Vyce :: Vyce (n.) A kind of clamp with gimlet points for holding a barrel head while the staves are being closed around it.
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