SHEAVE

Etymology 1

Noun

sheave (plural sheaves)

A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.

Etymology 2

See sheaf.

Verb

sheave (third-person singular simple present sheaves, present participle sheaving, simple past and past participle sheaved)

To gather and bind into a sheaf.

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Anagrams

• heaves, heveas, shavee

Source: Wiktionary

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Sheave, n. Etym: [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. skifa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. Shift, v., Shive.]

Definition: A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.

Sheave, v. t. Etym: [See Sheaf of straw.]

Definition: To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. Ashmole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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