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wring-stave

wring-stave noun: one of the strong pieces of wood used in applying wringbolts.

Noun

wring-stave (plural wring-staves)

  1. One of the strong pieces of wood used in applying wringbolts.

Forms of wring-stave

pluralwring-staves
alternative formwring-staff

Questions about wring-stave

What does wring-stave mean?
Wring-stave means one of the strong pieces of wood used in applying wringbolts.
What part of speech is wring-stave?
Wring-stave is a noun.
What is the plural of wring-stave?
The plural of wring-stave is wring-staves.

Words near wring-stave in the dictionary

  1. wring
  2. wring out
  3. wring out one's sock
  4. wring-house
  5. wring-staff
  6. wring-stave
  7. wring-staves
  8. wringable
  9. wringbolt
  10. wringbolts
  11. wringed

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