Definition of stave

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

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Stove :: Stove () imp. of Stave.
Stave :: Stave (n.) One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc..
Shook :: Shook (v. t.) To pack, as staves, in a shook..
Quarterstaves :: Quarterstaves (pl. ) of Quarterstaf.
Succulence :: Succula (n.) A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum..
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..
Bouge :: Bouge (v. t.) To stave in; to bilge.
Stave :: Stave (n.) To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project..
Stave :: Stave (n.) To push, as with a staff; -- with off..
Bicker :: Bicker (n.) A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub..
Staff :: Staff (n.) A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave..
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..
Wringstaves :: Wringstaves (pl. ) of Wringstaf.
Jointer :: "Jointer (n.) A long stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves..
Stave :: Stave (n.) To suffer, or cause, to be lost by breaking the cask..
Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
Flogger :: Flogger (n.) A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to start the bung.
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..
Staves :: Staves (n.) pl. of Staff.
Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A brace used to join two or more staves.
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