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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
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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