stave

stave is a Noun

Definition:

[1] One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.

[2] One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc.

[3] A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff. Let us chant a passing stave In honor of that hero brave. Wordsworth.

[4] The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff. [Obs.] Stave jointer, a machine for dressing the edges of staves.