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.]

[Gabz]

I was actually able to get 5 straight hours of sleep. Between 5 and 6 i returned the puppy to the laundry room 3 times, then had to go outside to convince the big girl to come back in the house....I gave up any thought of getting any more sleep.

We can not get Jax to leave the pup alone. Anisette growls at it if she comes within 2 feet, I can't get up out of my chair without one or the other, in not both dogging my every step - SHEESH

And how are you this morning - we're totally fogged in visibility is less than quarter of a mile.

[Gabz]

We caught that as well.

[xsmommy]

even xsteen said, GEEZ, calm down!!!

[xsmommy]

hopefully the puppy is goodnatured. i know xs2pup takes a LOT of guff from xsbrownie, who carries him around a good deal when he has 4 good legs to walk on.

[Gabz]

At least xsteen is a older and comprehends more than Jax that a puppy is NOT a toy.

I am afraid she will hurt it, it's only a baby even though it it is large. Think of the pix of CJ's pups - this little beauty is bigger, which makes her acward for Jax to pick up - and no matter how many times she is told not to, she does it anyway.

[TheGrimReaper]

I have not detected any stiffening... but if YOU have become erect at the news, please send photos.