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Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 6, 2003
The Verbivores
| 8/6/03
| Teacher
Posted on 08/06/2003 5:10:14 AM PDT by RikaStrom
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of word for the day. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the word of the day; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on....
stave \stayve\, noun
staved or stove; staving, stavesverb, intransitive verb
staving, staves intransitive verb
Noun
1. A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.
2. A rung of a ladder or chair.
3. A staff or cudgel.
4. A set of verses; a stanza
verb, intransitive verb
5. To break in or puncture the staves of.
6. To break or smash a hole in.
7. To crush or smash inward.
8. To furnish with staves.
9. To be or become crushed in.
And answered with such craft as women use, Guilty or guilties, to stave off a chance That breaks upon them perilously. --Tennyson.
All the wine in the city has been staved. --Sandys.
Etymology: [Back-formation from staves, pl. of staff1.]
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
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To: hobbes1
i guess, but it doesn't help that there are NO big kids on his team this go round. it helps to have one to take on the bullies.
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posted on
08/06/2003 7:29:23 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
We used to joke that some of the boys on oppposing soccer teams drove themselves to the game. And that was 10 and under! They don't check ages as thoroughly as they should.
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posted on
08/06/2003 7:41:46 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: hobbes1
I just visit you there on occasion. ;)
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posted on
08/06/2003 7:44:17 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: TheGrimReaper
144
posted on
08/06/2003 7:46:39 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: secret garden; hobbes1
now there is a mental image...SG and the tiger rolling around in the gutter together... ; )
145
posted on
08/06/2003 7:46:40 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy; secret garden
Speak for yourself. I wouldn't be down there if you weren;t dragging me .....
146
posted on
08/06/2003 7:48:13 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: hobbes1; xsmommy
There's his dream - the threesome. Sorry tiger, too frisky for me. ;)
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posted on
08/06/2003 7:51:35 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: xsmommy
I love that story! One of the good immigrants who becomes a successful American. Wait a mintue - he did become a citizen, didn't her?
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posted on
08/06/2003 7:56:58 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: secret garden
don't know, it doesn't say. hope so. can you imagine W with that texas twang, pronouncing GEORGES...??
LOL@!
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posted on
08/06/2003 7:59:23 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: RikaStrom
Mornin' Miss Rika! We're off to stave in the delight of some liberals today -- FReeping Hitlery's visit to Seattle this morning.
150
posted on
08/06/2003 7:59:37 AM PDT
by
Eala
To: hobbes1
151
posted on
08/06/2003 8:00:03 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: xsmommy
That Frenchman is a US citizen (since 1969); let's not hold him responsible for his unfortunate geography of birth. Seems he has mended his ways.
To: RikaStrom
Patrick Kennedy opens his mouth and
staves any confusion regarding his supposedly Roman Catholic upbringing.
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posted on
08/06/2003 8:06:43 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: TheGrimReaper; secret garden
ok SG, grimmy answered the citizenship question, we can all embrace GEORGES now....
154
posted on
08/06/2003 8:07:12 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: secret garden; xsmommy; RikaStrom; hobbes1
Now serving fresh fruit...
To: TheGrimReaper
Good for him! Too bad we can't exchange a bunch of our homebred losers for more like him.
156
posted on
08/06/2003 8:08:10 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: secret garden
oh and doesn't it figure that Lincoln Chafee is an episcopalian. sorry SG!
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posted on
08/06/2003 8:08:19 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
HAH!!!!
158
posted on
08/06/2003 8:08:40 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: TheGrimReaper
Twist the knife, why doncha?
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posted on
08/06/2003 8:08:40 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
To: xsmommy
So is GHWBush.
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08/06/2003 8:09:34 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
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