What is to push, as with a staff; -- with off. The condition of a servant staves him off to a distance. South called?
stave — To push, as with a staff; -- with off. The condition of a servant staves him off to a distance. South. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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