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  1. pl. of Staff
  2. n. pl. of Staff.
  3. pl. pl. of Stave.
  4. pl. of Staff. "Banners, scarves and staves." R. Browning. Also (stavz), pl. of Stave.
  5. pl. of Staff. "Banners, scarves and staves." R. Browning. Also(stavz),
  6. n (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written n one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket n a crosspiece between the legs of a chair v furnish with staves v burst or force (a hole) into something