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staves

[ steyvz ]

noun

  1. a plural of staff 1.
  2. plural of stave.


staves

/ ٱɪ /

noun

  1. a plural of staff 1 stave
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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However, that only staves off the pressure for a moment as the kick fails to make touch and Ireland are on the front foot again.

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It means not all the cuts will go ahead and it staves off effective bankruptcy, but it also saddles Havering with high debt repayments for the next 20 years.

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For the tub’s sides, he cut the “staves” — thin wood strips like those you might see on a wine barrel — to size.

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And the award-winning whiskey, finished with sherry oak staves, would make a nice addition to eggnog.

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The decision staves off another lengthy trial for the electric carmaker but also draws new attention to the case, one of several to allege rampant racial harassment at Tesla's flagship Fremont, California assembly plant.

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