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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: xsmommy
I am very very glad to hear she was the dumped one then!
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.... ; )
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posted on
08/06/2003 10:14:06 AM PDT
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hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: doubled
Oh good grief... the stupidity of public schools.
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
good grief yunz are some rowdy lowlifes!
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posted on
08/06/2003 10:15:46 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
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! ;-)
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.
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posted on
08/06/2003 10:16:29 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Eala
Have fun! Send Pictures!
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To: hobbes1
no, it was for the scummy desire to date someone else!
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posted on
08/06/2003 10:17:11 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: secret garden
Bah! What a disgusting creature.
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To: xsmommy
Nothing wrong with that, esp. in HS...
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posted on
08/06/2003 10:18:09 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: hobbes1
it worked out well, it was the summer between graduation and college.
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posted on
08/06/2003 10:19:14 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: dubyaismypresident
this thread is hilarious. i love the poster that said this guy is on the short list for Kucinich's VP picks!!!
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posted on
08/06/2003 11:07:57 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
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....
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posted on
08/06/2003 11:12:06 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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.....
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posted on
08/06/2003 11:16:41 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
To: dubyaismypresident
figgers the jagoff is from PA....
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posted on
08/06/2003 11:18:12 AM PDT
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xsmommy
To: xsmommy
figgers the jagoff is from PA.... NorthernWestVirginia? I'm not suprised....
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posted on
08/06/2003 11:22:58 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
To: dubyaismypresident
hm.........
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posted on
08/06/2003 11:23:33 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: dubyaismypresident
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posted on
08/06/2003 11:23:33 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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....
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posted on
08/06/2003 11:25:33 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
To: hobbes1
Wait a minute. I thought he was straight!
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08/06/2003 11:59:19 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(shaking sand from everything)
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