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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"
- 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"