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Definition of Staves
1. n.
Definition of Staves
1. Noun. (plural of staff) (long, straight stick). ¹
2. Noun. (plural of stave) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of stave) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Staves
1. stave [v] - See also: stave
Lexicographical Neighbors of Staves
Literary usage of Staves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"THE PRODUCTION OF OAK staves.—From 1840 until 1880 there were annually made in
the north-eastern counties many thousand white and red oak staves. ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"It admitted that over 295.000 staves were re- ¡ ceived and paid for, but denied
that defendant had agreed to pay for 514000 other staves, or j that he had ..."
3. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"Now most of the oak staves are sawn on a drum saw, which does away with a great
... The bucker, for bucking staves, never got much of a foothold in Canada, ..."
4. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"Now most of the oak staves are sawn on a drum saw, which does away with a great
... The bucker, for bucking staves, never got much of a foothold in Canada, ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"A seller could waive a provision in a conditional contract of sale under seal
providing that the staves could be applied by defendant buyer only on existing ..."
6. A History of English Rhythms by Edwin Guest (1882)
"English staves of the eleventh century, 563. staves copied from those of the Latin
... staves with interwoven rime, 594. The like with repetition, 599. ..."
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