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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: xsmommy
I am very very glad to hear she was the dumped one then!
241 posted on 08/06/2003 10:13:20 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: xsmommy
he revealed to me for the first time that HE dumped her.

Well....I hope it was not over something like, cold cereal....and bagged salad.... ; )

242 posted on 08/06/2003 10:14:06 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: doubled
Oh good grief... the stupidity of public schools.

A+

243 posted on 08/06/2003 10:14:37 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
good grief yunz are some rowdy lowlifes!
244 posted on 08/06/2003 10:15:46 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Consort
Yeah, yeah... I know. I left that part off, knowing that most of group used it as a phrasal verb. :-)

Ok, I saw it last night but forgot. (hanging head) thhhrrppt! ;-)

245 posted on 08/06/2003 10:16:00 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
he did say he was sure that it galled the crap outta her parents that the lowclass dago was the one that dumped the precious muffster.
246 posted on 08/06/2003 10:16:29 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Eala
Have fun! Send Pictures!

A+

247 posted on 08/06/2003 10:16:55 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: hobbes1
no, it was for the scummy desire to date someone else!
248 posted on 08/06/2003 10:17:11 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden
Bah! What a disgusting creature.

A+

249 posted on 08/06/2003 10:17:45 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: xsmommy
Nothing wrong with that, esp. in HS...
250 posted on 08/06/2003 10:18:09 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: hobbes1
it worked out well, it was the summer between graduation and college.
251 posted on 08/06/2003 10:19:14 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: dubyaismypresident
this thread is hilarious. i love the poster that said this guy is on the short list for Kucinich's VP picks!!!
252 posted on 08/06/2003 11:07:57 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
West, an Army veteran, also is charged with making terroristic threats in mail he sent to a state trooper. West said the trooper confessed to him that he was the son of Satan.
"I take that stuff seriously," he said.

ROTFL....

253 posted on 08/06/2003 11:12:06 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: xsmommy
this thread is hilarious. i love the poster that said this guy is on the short list for Kucinich's VP picks!!!

I was going to guess it was "the gifted one" who sees the truth.....

254 posted on 08/06/2003 11:16:41 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
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To: dubyaismypresident
figgers the jagoff is from PA....
255 posted on 08/06/2003 11:18:12 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
figgers the jagoff is from PA....

NorthernWestVirginia? I'm not suprised....

256 posted on 08/06/2003 11:22:58 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
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To: dubyaismypresident
hm.........
257 posted on 08/06/2003 11:23:33 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: dubyaismypresident
Well, I don't know what you said, but..... Jerry is Out!
258 posted on 08/06/2003 11:23:33 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: hobbes1
Well, I don't know what you said, but..... Jerry is Out!

He pulled the same stunt, on a smaller scale 2 years ago. So I am not shocked. Still, it would have been fun....

259 posted on 08/06/2003 11:25:33 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
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To: hobbes1
Wait a minute. I thought he was straight!
260 posted on 08/06/2003 11:59:19 AM PDT by secret garden (shaking sand from everything)
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