It is a stave.

Nothing can stave it off!

"In hopes of staving off disaster."

And it won't be wooden staves either.

That's a lot to stave off,

Staved off the virus for three days.

Like a brit staving off malaria.

For curative purposes, to stave off madness.

And it won't be wooden staves, either.

Staved off the virus for three days.