What is to burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments. Like a vessel of glass she stove and sank. Longfellow called?
stave — To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments. Like a vessel of glass she stove and sank. Longfellow. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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