Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 6, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/6/03 | Teacher

[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....

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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.]

[Hegewisch Dupa]

I am very very glad to hear she was the dumped one then!

[hobbes1]

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.... ; )

[RikaStrom]

Oh good grief... the stupidity of public schools.

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[xsmommy]

good grief yunz are some rowdy lowlifes!

[RikaStrom]

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! ;-)

[xsmommy]

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.

[RikaStrom]

Have fun! Send Pictures!

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[xsmommy]

no, it was for the scummy desire to date someone else!

[RikaStrom]

Bah! What a disgusting creature.

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[hobbes1]

Nothing wrong with that, esp. in HS...

[xsmommy]

it worked out well, it was the summer between graduation and college.

[xsmommy]

this thread is hilarious. i love the poster that said this guy is on the short list for Kucinich's VP picks!!!

[hobbes1]

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....

[NeoCaveman]

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.....

[xsmommy]

figgers the jagoff is from PA....

[NeoCaveman]

figgers the jagoff is from PA....

NorthernWestVirginia? I'm not suprised....

[xsmommy]

hm.........

[hobbes1]

Well, I don't know what you said, but..... Jerry is Out!

[NeoCaveman]

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....

[secret garden]

Wait a minute. I thought he was straight!