Definition of staves

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Stave (v. i.) To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.

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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..
Distaves :: Distaves (pl. ) of Distaf.
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..
Pack :: Pack (n.) A shook of cask staves.
Hand Staves :: Hand staves (pl. ) of Han.
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..
#NAME? :: -staves (pl. ) of Flagstaf.
Lag :: Lag (n.) A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (Mach.), one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or a steam engine..
Staffs :: Staves (pl. ) of Staf.
Wringstaves :: Wringstaves (pl. ) of Wringstaf.
Vyce :: Vyce (n.) A kind of clamp with gimlet points for holding a barrel head while the staves are being closed around it.
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..
Succulence :: Succula (n.) A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum..
Inshave :: Inshave (n.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.
System :: System (n.) The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n..
Quarterstaves :: Quarterstaves (pl. ) of Quarterstaf.
Bicker :: Bicker (n.) A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub..
Staw :: Staving (n.) A cassing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a water wheel..
Chine :: Chine (n.) The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave..
Stavesacre :: Staves (pl.) pl. of Stave.
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