Definition of stave

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

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Delphinic :: Delphinic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria)..
Jointer :: "Jointer (n.) A long stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves..
Quarterstaves :: Quarterstaves (pl. ) of Quarterstaf.
Staves :: Stave (v. i.) To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.
Stove :: Stove () imp. of Stave.
Bedstaves :: Bedstaves (pl. ) of Bedstaf.
Bouge :: Bouge (v. t.) To stave in; to bilge.
Flogger :: Flogger (n.) A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to start the bung.
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..
Chine :: Chine (v. t.) Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..
Delphinine :: Delphinine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder..
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..
Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A brace used to join two or more staves.
Inshave :: Inshave (n.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.
Stave :: Stave (n.) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.
Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
Shook :: Shook (v. t.) To pack, as staves, in a shook..
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..
Stave :: 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..
System :: System (n.) The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n..
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