stave
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noun \ˈstāv\Definition of STAVE
1
: 1staff 1
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: any of the narrow strips of wood or narrow iron plates placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel (as a barrel) or structure
3
: stanza
4
: 1staff 3
See Origin of STAVE
Middle English, back-formation from staves, plural of staf staff
First Known Use: 13th century
2stave
verbstaved or stove \ˈstōv\ stav·ing
Definition of STAVE
transitive verb
1
: to break in the staves of (a cask)
2
: to smash a hole in <stove in the boat>; also : to crush or break inward <staved in several ribs>
3
: to drive or thrust away
intransitive verb
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archaic : to become stove in —used of a boat or ship
2
: to walk or move rapidly
First Known Use of STAVE
circa 1595
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