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Stave
steɪv
Stave definitions
noun
stave
staves
staff
staffs
- 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"
post pole stick spike upright support prop strut stave pale paling picket pile piling stanchion shaft cane beanpole rod mast- any of the lengths of wood fixed side by side to make a barrel, bucket, or other container
"whisky 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"
- a set of five parallel lines on any one or between any adjacent two of which a note is written to indicate its pitch
"above the stave are the signs indicating the rhythm"
- a verse or stanza of a poem
"she sang these three staves"