| 单词 | stave in |
| 例句 | In his hand was a walking stick strong enough to stave in a skull. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Several nearby houses and shops were staved in like rotten barrels, most of them burning fitfully. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But the pole was padded with batting and canvas, and it stopped Azareen’s skull from being staved in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Hoisting their packs and taking their staves in hand, they passed on into the woods of Ithilien. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He also gently chided Debussy for his sometimes unnecessary use of three staves in the Book II preludes. Music Review: Efflam Bavouzet Performs at Kaplan Penthouse 2013-08-01T22:49:39Z You did read that right: Xenakis uses 10 staves in this piece. A guide to Iannis Xenakis's music 2013-04-23T16:57:59Z Does Trump want you to stave in an eye? Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I come bearing good news, QAnon. Meet WAnon, the new Mr. Right. 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Crosby looked at him with that cold look a friend once described as “Arctic blue,” the look that could stave in the bow of the Titanic. Golf in Los Angeles: Part Royal and Ancient, Part Disney - Golf Digest 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Others, like Mr. Morys, will gather in the Welsh capital, Cardiff, the week before the referendum for a series of performances to “whip up some Welsh enthusiasm,” stave in hand. As Scots Weigh Independence, Wales Takes Note 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Standing, with loins girded and staves in their hands, they awaited the passing of the Lord. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z He stood for a moment, and then, putting forward his forefoot, staved in the side of the frail shelter and brought down the house. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z He carried them up on deck, staved in the heads with his axe, and emptied them overboard. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z With his ram he will stave in every wooden ship in the fleet. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z The ship had been struck, her planks splintered and staved in right abaft the starboard bow. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z The Evangelist had in his eye the party as they had stood listening to their Master's words, with their staves in their hands, ready to start. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z Something here seems to remind me of that evening when I came upon you staving in the red brother’s grinders with the butt end of a fishing-rod. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The cask has really the form of a cask, which one might suppose to be staved in smoke enveloped in light. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z If it had caught him fairly in the centre it would have staved in the skull to a certainty.' Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z A bear will stave in the head of half a dozen casks of flour, perhaps, before he comes to a barrow of beef. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Christ provided for us when we went forth with only our staves in our hands. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z The young man—for he was scarcely more than thirty—needed some assistance up the side, for Captain Ezra's boot-heel had come nigh to staving in his chest. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The forts, their casemates staved in, their embrasures destroyed, lustily answered the fire from the heights. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z He was now terribly assailed, and again and again it seemed that his line must be staved in. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z He started them off at once on four-part harmony over a figured Bass, making his pupils write each part on a separate stave in order to impress on them the need for accurate harmonic progression. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z "No, my Lord: there were two boats and a fishing-punt staved in by her Ladyship's order," replied Edwards. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z Well, in the grey morning, when we went to get water for our coffee we found the staves in shooks and the bricks of pork scattered about the gravelly beach. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. "Gentlemen," said he, "I never could raise a single stave in my life; but, if it's all one to you, I will spin you a sailor's yarn." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 There were thirty-two staves in the circle, 2 in. in thickness, and about 20 ft. long, hooped with round steel rods 5⁄8 in. in diameter, each hoop being in two pieces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The bandits commenced by flinging him out of his own door; the larder was pillaged, and after having drunk to their heart's content, they staved in the barrels and swamped the cellars with the wine. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster After these came Justice, and behind her, magistrates and assessors, all bearing white staves in their hands, twined with green garlands. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Behind, the runners were carrying white staves in their hand, and after them fifty singing girls, strewing flowers of all colours upon the path. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Such is the power of the fish, that if he came in contact with a ship, during his headlong course, his weight and impetus would stave in her sides. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 He hand-carved some of them, making grooves in which he fitted hoops to hold the staves in place. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia A few heavy seas would be sufficient to stave in the sloop and scatter her burden. Toilers of the Sea "Here they are, at last!" said Darby, as he almost staved in the door with a heavy stone. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I No one attempted to attack the caldron beforehand, or stave in one of the many casks of wine, beer, and brandy lying about the place. Pretty Michal These were succeeded by two more banners, a set of hautboys playing; after these came wyfflers, or clearers of the way, in velvet coats and gold chains, and with white staves in their hands. Old and New London Volume I Many a New England youngster in days gone-by learned to come down a hill on a barrel stave in much the same way; he, too, with blood of the conqueror in his veins. Old Plymouth Trails He is hermetically sealed with the bung of self, and he tightens the staves in the wells of self. Ivory Apes and Peacocks The corporals sang the opening phrase, and then the patrols swept in with a joyous roar of 'Invooboo!' and struck the ground with their staves in time to the long-drawn notes. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Have a care and don’t stave in Cleopatra’s head.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) There attended all the masters of the hospital, with green staves in their hands, and all the Company in their liveries, with twenty clerks singing before. Old and New London Volume I It is only because they have all staves in their hands that one may conjecture this fire to be that kindled to consume the Paschal offering. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) Sam thrust a stave in between the bars of Finn's cage, where they adjoined those of the tiger's place, and prodded the Wolfhound's side as he stood erect. Finn The Wolfhound Three planks were staved in; it filled and sank. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts No sooner had the Indians seen the lighted brand, and the barrel of gunpowder with its head staved in, and heard my interpreter, than they all fled out of the gate of the fort. Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons We remarked that the Japanese had stuck little staves in our footprints, wherever we had gone during the night, and we learnt from them that they had never once lost sight of our trail. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Jean Cornbutte also placed at the summit of the mainmast a "crow's nest," a sort of cask staved in at one end, in which a look-out remained constantly, to observe the icefields. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories I never shall forget the first time I happened to roar out a stave in the presence of the noble Mehevi. Typee Then they got into marching trim again, took their staves in their hands, and set off up the valley. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts In that tremendous sea the impact would be certain to mean the staving in of something forward, perhaps the springing of a butt. A Man to His Mate First walked two of the natives, side by side, with red staves in their hands, who pointed out the way. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Besides, we might have staved in the boat at any moment.” By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson It was light enough for him to see that he was still in the boat, but its back was broken and its sides staved in. A Chapter of Adventures Some of the timbers had been staved in at the first concussion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Sail was immediately made, and in a short time we ran alongside of her, staving in her bulwarks, for both vessels were rolling heavily. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery The force of the blow had not been sufficient to stave in the bottom,—a fortunate fact, for the hold was full of prisoners. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 He had seen the Laurences, mad with ambition, beginning all over again, in spite of falls calculated to stave in the stage; had seen girls who “do knots” lying in the dressing-rooms, gasping, exhausted. The Bill-Toppers The boats were staved in pieces; several of the people endeavored to haul in the jolly-boat, which they were incapable of accomplishing. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Moreover, the rum was running short because some of the casks had been staved in the heavy weather and Blackbeard was doling it out as grog with an ample dilution of water. Blackbeard: Buccaneer This was performed by two of the principal and oldest warriors, who appeared in long white robes, with long staves in their hands. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Most of them were cut open, while negroes staved in the heads of barrels of alcohol, whiskey, etc., and dashed bucketsful over the cotton. A Confederate Girl's Diary The hull under the engines was staved in, and, as the tide increased, the vessel twisted as though flexible. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia Seizing the tiller-ropes, he steered the boat as she gathered headway, so that her sharp bow struck the Thunderbolt on her broadside, staving in her gunwale, and upsetting her. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton It was likely to stave in the skin of the vessel and Captain Wellsby shouted to his men to hack at the trailing cordage and send the mast clear before it did a fatal injury. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Nevertheless, he had to be careful lest he should stave in the whole vault, and thus open a way therein after himself for the fire. The Day of Wrath “Shall we smash the lump, or will it stave in our bows?” was a question that frequently ran in the captain’s mind. Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions If you run her up so fast you’ll stave in the planks. The Story of the Rock “Which timbers may stave in the boat, and drown us all,” observed Shane. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean He had in fact broken his right arm which had been twisted under him as the horse rolled, and two of his ribs had been staved in by the pommel of his saddle. Orley Farm I have to whale the timbers out of him to get him awake enough to step ahead so's a train of cars won't stave in his broadside. Fair Harbor And don't think I'll be foolish enough to go staving in my good knuckles on you. Sonnie-Boy's People Our bonnets had staves in de brim to make 'em stand out and had ruffles 'round de front. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Ordering Pike to crouch behind him, the young fellow stood at bay, hooting, shouting, and waving his stave in a semicircle, within whose sweep the creatures were not anxious to intrude. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims More than that, he staved in every water cask, until, feeling that he had enough freeboard, he slipped his anchor, set his mainsail and jib, and bore down upon the stranded sea robber. Plotting in Pirate Seas All had sandals on their feet, staves in their hand, and headed by a matchless leader. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Of course they were unarmed, for they travelled in the capacity of peaceful drovers, with plaids on their shoulders, and the usual staves in their hands. Hunted and Harried “I couldn’t do that, Bob,” he said, “but I’ll sing ye a stave in praise o’ the weed.” The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue The Captain and Stephen summoned all hands to clear away the wreck before the butt-ends of the masts should stave in the vessel with the tremendous thumps they were giving against the side. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow As he swam about, he approached disagreeably near to us, and we were not a little afraid that a whisk of his tail might stave in our canoe. Mark Seaworth We had saved the spars and some of the sails, though it was rather difficult to avoid staving in the boats, which had been lowered that we might effect our object. Paddy Finn The boat likewise, on being touched, might roll up, and with her mast stave in the fragile side of the canoe. The Log House by the Lake A Tale of Canada We now rowed into the bay, Tom Tubb feeling the way with the boat-hook, so that we might not run the risk of staving in the bows of the boat. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific The masts, also, were thundering with terrific force against the side, threatening every moment to stave in the stout planks, and to send the ship and all on board to the bottom. The Three Lieutenants We had now to clear the wreck of the mast, which threatened to stave in the bows. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat They’ll stave in the boat, and we shall lose all the brandy.” Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny The visiting day arrived, and as before, I was ushered into the presence of the new official, and placed between two warders with staves in their hands. Six Years in the Prisons of England The craft struck a sharp branch of the tree with fearful force, staving in the bow completely, and the next instant the boy was hurled headlong into the boiling and foaming current. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma Later on he could come and mend the new boat by fetching a plank to replace the one that had been staved in by striking a log at full speed. Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails "Surround the stump, scouts!" he ordered; and the boys immediately started to obey, holding their stout staves in readiness to resist an attack, if so be some unseen wild beast made a sudden leap. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol By ten we were battering heavily among it, with considerable danger of staving in the bows. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' In front of the desk stood two warders with staves in their hands, and between these two men I was placed. Six Years in the Prisons of England As a token of grandeur and as a memorial he placed certain golden staves in the pillars. History of the Incas Hark, Signor of the Night! and you, ye hirelings, Who wield your mercenary staves in fear, It is your knell.—Swell on, thou lusty peal! The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 With the barrel staves in hand, the three Rover boys advanced further and further into the old mill, going from one room to another. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds When their ends were sharpened into a sort of ram they could stave in an enemy's canoe if they caught its side full tilt with their own end. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas No one knows who led the charge down upon the boats, or gave the cry to stave in the barrels on board. The Mayor of Troy He says it was a good thing when Tom threw a barrel stave in the Chinese laundry because it led to his being a scout. Tom Slade at Temple Camp Twice two soldiers raised their muskets with a general notion of staving in my skull "pour passer le temps." Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Another party were to stave in all the small canoes and, this done, they were to assist the third boat's crew in launching the war canoes into the water. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Dalmatians are oyster fishermen at New Orleans, make staves in Mississippi, are wine dealers in San Francisco, and vine growers and miners in other parts of California. Aliens or Americans? Any one of those blows may stave in the side of the vessel. Great Sea Stories Five sawfish, at my bidding, staved in the ship's bottom, and she sank almost instantly. Tales of the Chesapeake But who was the miscreant who systematically staved in and pounded into such odd shapes the little tin boxes in which our rose-fanciers had their choice blooms sent them by post? Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth I can stave in two or three heads before any number of you could stop me,” sneered the fellow, in an ugly voice. The Submarine Boys and the Middies Then two jovial pedestrians came swinging through the gate, with the old knapsacks on their backs, and newly cut staves in their hands. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Until this time the melody has been a slow and dirge-like stave in the minor key. Great Italian and French Composers He had staved in the boat, and, as they supposed, afterwards swam to shore; but the crime seemed so singularly motiveless that they finally put it down as the work of a madman. The Queen's Cup Then he staved in the wine-vats that the wine might mingle with their blood, and set house and wood-pile on fire. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 The former were used for preventing narrow ways from staving in, and the latter were to face sand-bag walls. The Story of the "9th King's" in France The boatswain brought down his fist with a resounding whack on the scuttle butt, threatening to stave in the top of the barrel. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India We slung wallets over our shoulders, took staves in our hands, and set forth. A Reckless Character And Other Stories Their rotten boat, staved in, had gone to the bottom of the Seine. His Masterpiece All were ready, with their loins girded, their sandals on their feet, and their staves in their hands; the word was given, and the exodus began. Ancient Egypt They were to eat it with loins girded, with their shoes on their feet, and with their staves in their hands, and to eat it in haste. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 The Doctor says his head was staved in with the blows of some round blunt thing like a mallet," said the Sénéchal to the gaping crowd, "and we must hold a proper inquiry. A Maid of the Silver Sea LUGGIE, s. a small wooden dish for holding meat or drink, made of staves in the manner of a tub, with one of them prolonged considerably above the others. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. All which, to be known, carry staves in their hands like to Bandyes, the crooked end uppermost, which none but they dare carry. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape If we keep together, we make but the ae line of it; if we gang separate, we make twae of them: the more likelihood to stave in upon some of these gentry of yours. David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona He banged his mitt against the scout staves in the racks and seemed to find pleasure in the noise. Don Strong, Patrol Leader He's there in the school-house, broken to a jelly and his head staved in. A Maid of the Silver Sea The fellow answered with a curse and lifted his axe to stave in the door. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne All the boats but one had been staved in pieces; the jolly-boat indeed remained, but they could not haul it in. Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People But she was exceedingly surprised to find him followed by five ruffians oddly dressed, masked and with large staves in their hands. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences At the University of Oxford, the yeoman-bedels bear the silver staves in procession. A Collection of College Words and Customs Fasten the barrel staves in pairs, leaving a space of 4 in. between them as shown in Fig. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do The sea rose so high that it destroyed the fort and drove a vessel against the hospital with such force as to stave in the walls of that building. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation Two sturdy Midland journeymen, in search of southern handicraft, trudged down with tool-bags over their shoulders and stout oak staves in hand. Master Skylark We were in the powder-magazine of the Castle—a rough, walled cellar, with barrels all round it, and one with the top staved in in the centre. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard Among the rest, there went a bevy of young men, the noblest in our commonwealth, all dressed alike with doublets of violet satin, holding gilded staves in their hands. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti At the head of a gang of navvies, he inspected the palaces, hospitals, barracks and religious houses, breaking up cellars and staving in drain-pipes. The Aspirations of Jean Servien They are no longer an organised body, bound down by solemn compact to terrify his Majesty’s subjects whenever it pleases them to take offence in their heads and staves in their hands. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people The first of the riders had reached old Clopton bridge, and the banners strained upon their staves in the freshening river-wind. Master Skylark I'm a going, first, to stave in that theer boat, and sink it where I would have drownded him, as I'm a living soul, if I had had one thought of what was in him! David Copperfield They had also their long staves in hand. Dracula The man chanted a little stave in a low voice, and the door flew open. The Brown Mask Robert then set out on his pilgrimage, with a few companions, all wearing the coarse garb of pilgrims, with staves in their hands, and their feet bare. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II The receipts of staves in 1868, mainly to supply this demand, were nearly three times in excess of the previous year. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men "There goes six of 'em!" he uttered, as the cathedral clock rang out the hour, and his boots threatened to stave in the floor. The Channings Its stern had been staved in by an Iceland boat, and it had foundered on the shores of Newfoundland, I believe, and been set afloat again. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt At daybreak, then, we took our staves in our hands and set out with God. Mary Schweidler, the amber witch : the most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known, printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, Abraham Schweidler, the pastor of Coserow in the island of Usedom / edited by W. Meinhold ; translated from the German by Lady Duff Gordon. Shift the stave in the vise so that the sap wood is downward, and set it so that the average plane of the sap is level. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow It was evening; all members of the family were dressed as though for a journey, with shoes on their feet and staves in their hands. Historical Miniatures And carrying nice, knobby stone creeks to stave in our heads! Darkness and Dawn If the old man had bidden his sons bind their staves in several bundles instead of in one, the result would have been doubtful. An American Politician The further accompaniment of unleavened bread seems to have the same signification as the appointment that they were to eat with their garments gathered round their loins, their feet shod, and staves in hand. Expositions of Holy Scripture One will look over a hundred trees to find one good bow stave; then he may find a half dozen excellent staves in one tree. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow From these glades she could see the forest, an army of tall pilgrims, very grave, going up, with long staves in their hands, to worship at a high shrine. Hidden Creek They held staves in their hands, and went two and two to the table, where they remained standing, each in his own place, with the stave resting on his arms, and his hands upraised. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ What if the incendiaries all wearing the badge of the Party of Order, be about to set fire to mines prepared beforehand, or to barrels of petroleum ready to be staved in! Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) Their magistrates carry red staves in their hands, as badges of command, and seem to have some affinity in this respect with the people of China. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time If you must make a bow right away, place the stave in running water for a month, then dry in a shady place for a month, and it is ready for use. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow V. be concave &c. adj.; retire, cave in. render concave &c. adj.; depress, hollow; scoop, scoop out; gouge, gouge out, dig, delve, excavate, dent, dint, mine, sap, undermine, burrow, tunnel, stave in. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The collision had been so violent as to stave in some of the planks of her hull. An Antarctic Mystery But when some twenty or thirty were tumbled into the street, and about half of them staved in, they, for some cause or other, stopped. The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 At daybreak, then, we took our staves in our hands, and set out with God. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 Place one stave in a bench vise and carefully clean off the bark with a draw knife. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow "That thing is staving in all my ribs!" Richard Dare's Venture In another moment the Halbrane, staved in, broken up, with gaping planks and shattered ribs, had sunk, causing a tremendous jet of water to spout up at the foot of the iceberg. An Antarctic Mystery Part would be staved in by their fall; those that were not, were seized as they rolled off the sidewalk, and the heads knocked out. The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 They are crowded into the staves in tiny notes which sometimes extend from one measure into the next. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music A graphic way of detailing a rugged depression in the head, which conveys the idea that the bones have been staved in by a blow with a hammer. Confessions of a Beachcomber The guns were spiked, the barrels staved in, the court house set on fire. This Country of Ours With his thumb he stifles the beating of the captives' hearts, staves in their skulls. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects The owner of this empty house, having sent a flat refusal to Acton's request for the use of it, the latter quietly told the policemen to stave in the door. The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 It was the captain staving in water-casks: the water poured out at the scuppers. Hard Cash Pilgrims were everywhere, poor people for the most part, plodding wearily along with trailing feet and bowed heads, thick staves in their hands and bundles over their shoulders. Sir Nigel Wagon loads of stores were burned, barrels of gunpowder were staved in, and the contents poured into the river; shells and bullets were buried. This Country of Ours "Come, now, De Beauce, friends all, amantium irae, you know—which is Latin for love—and I will sing you a stave in praise of this good wine, which is better than Bacchus ever drank." The Golden Dog The same afternoon he saw some twenty or thirty men attempting to stave in a hardware store, evidently after pistols. The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 The heavy spars that had fallen, unable to break loose from the rigging, pounded the ship so savagely as to threaten to stave in her side. Hard Cash Some of the rabble in the cellars stave in casks of precious wine; fifteen thousand measures of it are lost, making a pool five feet deep in which several are drowned. The French Revolution - Volume 1 Then there was an exchange of weapons, and the other side had their revenge: they took the staves in their turn, and once more the staff triumphed over the clod. Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus I shall never forget the first time I happened to roar out a stave in the presence of noble Mehevi. Typee With his thumb, he stifles the beating of the captives’ hearts, staves in their skulls. The Life of the Spider Have a care and don't stave in Cleopatra's head.' The Wrong Box There was a great heap of staved in casks, slopping about in an inch or two of water, all along that side, thrown there by the smash. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger |
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