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Jamie will load up a stave (available at his retail shop at 2710 Frankfort Ave.) with, say, oysters, and grill them right in the fire.
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Keep the stave roughly 1 inch wide from tip to tip and 1 inch thick.
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Woven oak staves undulate across the ceiling like an inverted Andes mountain range.
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Now two esteemed names, Budweiser and Jim Beam, are teaming with up on a special new limited-edition beer, Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager, aged on Jim Beam bourbon barrel staves.
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The Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager is crafted with two-row barley and aged on the staves from Jim Beam bourbon barrels.
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Called Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager, the beer will be brewed with two-row barley and then aged on Jim Beam bourbon barrel staves, Esquire reports.
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Take the tour with a flight of whiskeys (three one-ounce pours in glasses served on a whiskey barrel stave) as chosen by you or with the expert guidance of owner Chip MacGregor and his staff.
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The summertime pushes the whiskey too far into those French oak staves, and brings out a negative taste through some of the tannins.
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Origin and Etymology of stave
Middle English, back-formation from staves, plural of staf staff
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of stave
staved
or stove
play
\ˈstōv\;
staving
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: to break in the staves of (a cask)
2
: to smash a hole in
- stove in the boat
- staved in several ribs
3
: to drive or thrust away
1
archaic
: to become stove in
—used of a boat or ship
2
: to walk or move rapidly
Recent Examples of stave from the Web
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To stave them off, wipe the seal down weekly with a mild bleach solution (1-part bleach, 9-parts water).
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Relegation was unthinkable, and he's successfully managed to stave it off.
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But New England will travel to Jacksonville to try to once again vanquish the Jaguars on Sept. 16 in Week 2 after staving them off for the AFC crown in January.
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Syria, and its ally Russia, have denied the government used chemical weapons in Douma and said the opposition fabricated the attack to stave a government victory in the eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus.
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Ajer is currently contracted at Celtic until 2020 and the club are keen to offer an improved contract in an attempt to stave of any interest in their player, who has become a mainstay in Celtic's defence.
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In recent years, Niger has emerged as a strategic ally in counterterrorism missions and efforts to stave irregular migration to the European Union.
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The announcement came despite efforts inside the White House to stave it off, including from Gary Cohn, who as director of the National Economic Council is nominally one of Trump's top economic advisors.
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Murray ended his reelection bid earlier this year because of the scandal, but had staved calls for his resignation before his term is completed this year.
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First Known Use of stave
circa 1595
STAVE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of stave for English Language Learners
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: one of the narrow strips of wood that form the sides of a barrel
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: a long wooden stick
STAVE Defined for Kids
Definition of stave for Students
staved
or stove
\ˈstōv\;
staving
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: to break in the staves of
- stave a barrel
2
: to smash a hole in
- Waves staved the boat's hull.
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stave off
: to keep away : ward off
- A snack will stave off hunger.
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