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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.]


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To: TheGrimReaper; secret garden
good one, Grimmy. again, sorry SG!
161 posted on 08/06/2003 8:09:42 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden
that figgers too!
162 posted on 08/06/2003 8:09:58 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
I know a few more - Winston Churchill, CS Lewis, Buzz Aldrin, Duke Ellington, RE Lee...I could go on...interesting variety, all straight.
163 posted on 08/06/2003 8:13:35 AM PDT by secret garden (shaking sand from everything)
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To: secret garden
well they have just taken a misstep down the fruity path as of yesterday. my baptist preacher's daughter SIL said Episcopals were always out in left field as far as she was concerned. but then she would likely say that about Catholics, if she weren't talking to me!
164 posted on 08/06/2003 8:15:25 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy; secret garden; All
A little poll-FReeping help, please...

CNN poll on gay "marriage"

165 posted on 08/06/2003 8:15:42 AM PDT by TheGrimReaper (o)(o)
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To: TheGrimReaper
Yes vote is 38%. We're bumping their hits but the degenerates are winning.
166 posted on 08/06/2003 8:18:11 AM PDT by secret garden (shaking sand from everything)
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To: secret garden
Well, it IS a CNN poll, after all......
167 posted on 08/06/2003 8:19:37 AM PDT by TheGrimReaper (o)(o)
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To: TheGrimReaper
you know, grimmy. i am about to head for the bunker and wait for the End Times.
168 posted on 08/06/2003 8:20:04 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
The battle is only beginning to rage.
169 posted on 08/06/2003 8:23:39 AM PDT by TheGrimReaper (o)(o)
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To: xsmommy
A Baptist married a Catholic? A dunker with a sprinkler? What is this world coming to? ;)
170 posted on 08/06/2003 8:23:58 AM PDT by secret garden (shaking sand from everything)
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To: secret garden
have you been here? i didn't read the responses, but the theory is interesting.
171 posted on 08/06/2003 8:24:42 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: TheGrimReaper
Good joke-and that is just what this bunch of bishops has made of themselves, too. Words cannot describe my disgust and disappointment in the Episcopal Church for doing this, and it has nothing to do with the fact that I am Catholic. To push an entire church into schism by making a bishop of someone who engages in a lifestyle the Bible clearly states is sinful is just beyond my comprehension.
172 posted on 08/06/2003 8:24:59 AM PDT by Texan5
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To: secret garden
my brother left the Catholic church and converted to Baptist. he is a deacon there now.
173 posted on 08/06/2003 8:25:21 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: TheGrimReaper
I'm ready for Freddy. Don't you love that movie(The Freshman)?
174 posted on 08/06/2003 8:25:21 AM PDT by secret garden (shaking sand from everything)
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To: xsmommy
Doesn't it seem like you have to wait forever for it?? The End Times has long been my fave gay newspaper. Their weekend gardening section is to die for!
175 posted on 08/06/2003 8:25:26 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
i am reading the Left Behind series. i see some of that stuff happening in real life...

so did you get my garden pix?

176 posted on 08/06/2003 8:26:38 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Thanks for the link. I'll read it later. Time to wrangle kiddos. Later, guys!
177 posted on 08/06/2003 8:27:27 AM PDT by secret garden (shaking sand from everything)
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To: xsmommy
yeah -even responded. Cliff's Notes version of response: Garden looks great!
178 posted on 08/06/2003 8:27:30 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
i need to take new pix of it, it looks better now. : )
179 posted on 08/06/2003 8:28:16 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Wow. At least he has found a calling and is following through on his beliefs, right?
180 posted on 08/06/2003 8:28:45 AM PDT by secret garden (shaking sand from everything)
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