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   stave

   /stāv/

   noun

   • 1. a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure: "to support all this, an intricate system of beams and additional staves became necessary"
   • ▪ any of the lengths of wood attached side by side to make a barrel, bucket, or other container: "whiskey barrel staves make excellent firewood"
   • ▪ a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon: "on the wall were various weapons, from axes to swords and staves"
   • 2. another term for staff British
   • 3. a verse or stanza of a poem: "she sang these three staves"

   Word Origin Middle English: back-formation from staves, archaic plural of staff1. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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