sheave

Sheave is defined as to gather and bind into a collection, often done with grain plants.

(verb)

An example of sheave is to group together wheat.

See sheave in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a wheel with a grooved rim, such as is mounted in a pulley block to guide the rope or cable; pulley wheel

Origin: ME sheve, var. of schive < OE *scife, akin to Ger scheibe, disk < IE *skeip- < base *skei-, to cut > sheath

transitive verb sheaved, sheaving

to gather and fix (grain, papers, etc.) in a sheaf or sheaves

Origin: < sheaf

See sheave in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb sheaved sheaved, sheav·ing, sheaves sheaves

To collect and bind into a sheaf.

Origin:

Origin: From sheaf

noun

A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a pulley.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sheve; see skei- in Indo-European roots

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