| 单词 | reeve |
| 释义 | reeve 1. n. 1. hist. a the chief magistrate of a town or district. b an official supervising a landowner's estate. c any of various minor local officials. 2. Can. the president of a village or town council. Etymology: OE (ge)refa, giroefa 2. v.tr. (past rove or reeved) Naut. 1. (usu. foll. by through) thread (a rope or rod etc.) through a ring or other aperture. 2. pass a rope through (a block etc.). 3. fasten (a rope or block) in this way. Etymology: prob. f. Du. reven REEF(2) 3. n. a female ruff (see RUFF(1)). Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. |
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