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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sheaves1 (shēvz),USA pronunciation n. - Agriculturepl. of sheaf.
sheaves2 (shivz, shēvz),USA pronunciation n. - pl. of sheave 2.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sheaves /ʃiːvz/ n - the plural of sheaf
sheaf /ʃif/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. sheaves /ʃivz/USA pronunciation - Agriculturea bundle into which cereal plants are tied up after being gathered from the fields.
- any bundle or collection:a thick sheaf of papers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sheaf (shēf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. sheaves, v. n. - Agricultureone of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- any bundle, cluster, or collection:a sheaf of papers.
v.t. - Agricultureto bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.
- bef. 900; Middle English shefe (noun, nominal), Old English schēaf; cognate with Dutch schoof sheaf, German Schaub wisp of straw, Old Norse skauf tail of a fox
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sheave1 (shēv),USA pronunciation v.t., sheaved, sheav•ing. - Agricultureto gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves.
- derivative of sheaf 1570–80
- Mechanical Engineeringa pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.
- Mechanical Engineeringa wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.
- 1300–50; Middle English schive; akin to Dutch schijf sheave, German Scheibe disk
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sheaf /ʃiːf/ n ( pl sheaves /ʃiːvz/)- a bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds
- a bundle of objects tied together
- the arrows contained in a quiver
vb - (transitive) to bind or tie into a sheaf
Etymology: Old English sceaf, related to Old High German skoub sheaf, Old Norse skauf tail, Gothic skuft tuft of hair Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sheave /ʃiːv/ vb - (transitive) to gather or bind into sheaves
sheave /ʃiːv/ n - a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley
Etymology: 14th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scība disc |