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stave

UK/steɪv/ US/ˈsteɪv/ rare archaic dated rare
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.

(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

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2.

one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

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3.

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

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verb

1.

furnich with staves

  • “stave a ladder”
2.

burst or force (a hole) into something

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Origin

Various origins: * Borrowed from North German Stave, an occupational surname for a judge or church official, from Middle Low German Staf (“staff”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Stave, a habitational surname from five farmsteads in the country. * Americanized form of Polish Staw, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

Phrases

  • Jedburgh stave
  • stave acre
  • stave church
  • stave in
  • stave off
  • stave rhyme

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