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Definition of Stave in
1. Verb. Break in the staves (of). "Stave in a cask"
2. Verb. Burst or force (a hole) into something.
Definition of Stave in
1. Verb. To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stave In
Literary usage of Stave in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Notation by Charles Francis Abdy Williams (1903)
"... use of a single stave in mediaeval times and by Brahms—A stave of twenty-four
lines—Lines added as required—Gradual adoption of the five-line stave for ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Cf. Icel. stef, a stave in a song ; Goth, stabs, a letter, element, rudiment, Gal.
iv. 3. 'Staffe in our vulgäre poesie I know not why it should be so ..."
3. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"Why, the first duty of gentlemen is to face death like soldiers — not like sailors
on a sinking ship, who stave in the casks — sometimes. ..."
4. The Mechanics' Magazine (1854)
"Fig. 1 is a side elevation, fig. 2 a section, and fig. S an end view of a machine,
in which saws are used for cutting or jointing the stave, in which the ..."
5. A Manual of English Literature, Historical and Critical: With an Appendix on by Thomas Arnold (1891)
"The six-line stave in sevens, exemplified by the lines at p. 446, by Jonson's "Hymn
to Diana" (1), and many other pieces, and the eight'line stave in eights ..."
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