staving

To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.

(usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst.

“to stave in a cask”

(with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff.

(usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away.

“We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger.”

(rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something.

To walk or move rapidly.

To suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask.

To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron.

“to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run”

A casing or lining of staves, especially one encircling a water wheel.