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.]

[NeoCaveman]

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the hubby of the breastfeeding driver is a freeper.

Yup, He signed on after the incident. And he and his wife are wasting my money.

I am a taxpayer in the sometimes great state of Ohio.

[NeoCaveman]

Just for the record though.. both of those threads are repeats. I should start a "hold muh boob" Alert ping list.

If you must ;-)

And wouldn't that be boobs?

[honeygrl]

"And wouldn't that be boobs? "

Well, yeah. you just had to correct me after I was about to defend you on that Bushbot ZOT thread. :-p (some guy was being a jerk to you over there because he was too much of a moron to understand your ozone post)

[NeoCaveman]

It was a compliment, after all you do have two, don't ya.

I'll have to go check out that thread. Thanks, I would have missed it.

[NeoCaveman]

You've got FR Mail

[NeoCaveman]

We have a winner!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well, now that you brought up those points ....

http://www.strangecosmos.com/view.adp?picture_id=10940

[Eala]

Have fun! Send Pictures!

We did, and I will!

[TheGrimReaper]

Do me a small favor in your spare time.....

Abolish the #@*$&^x%) ACLU!!!
I am sick of those dirtbag bastards.

[xsmommy]

so are we all fully erect now that arnold is running? ; )

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yes we have election every morning.

[xsmommy]

ah so...well the fox news guy was definitely erect and excited last night when the announcement was due to be made!

[Conspiracy Guy]

It's always good to be excited about something.

[Gabz]

Morning you two!!!!!!!!!

[hobbes1]

[Conspiracy Guy]

Morning you too!

[xsmommy]

how did we sleep last night in the Gabz household?

[xsmommy]

did you hear him say I'LL BE BACK, at the end of his press conference announcing his candidacy? xshub roared!

[xsmommy]

i hope that the conservatives do something to drive home their dissatisfaction over having their church hijacked and ordained sodomists shoved down their throats.

[hobbes1]

What I am wondering is....IF he will he will have Linda Hamilton with him on election night to reprise her line from the end of the first Terminator movie to Davis, when Arnold is elected.

"You're terminated F***ker......"