Forestalls, with "off" (6 letters)

{ Answer }

STAVES

{ Related Clues }

Averts, with "off"
Barrel parts
Barrel supports
Poem parts
Song stanzas
Strips for a barrel
Inventory at a cooperage (6)

{ Tags }

averts, barrel, cooperage, forestalls, inventory, off, parts, poem, song, stanzas, staves, strips, supports, 6

{ Notes }

The answer STAVES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.

{ Definition }

STAVE as a noun:

1. (staff, stave) = (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

2. (stave, lag) = one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

3. (rung, round, stave) = a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

STAVE as a verb:

1. furnish with staves; "stave a ladder"

2. (stave, stave in) = burst or force (a hole) into something