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sheave¹ Definition

sheave (s̸hēv, s̸hiv)

noun

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

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

sheave² Definition

sheave (s̸hēv)

transitive verb sheaved, sheav·ing

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

Etymology: < sheaf

sheave Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • corn: What idiot would take sheaves of corn into a burning barn?
  • block: Because the upper span slides around the sheave of the block until forces are equalized.
  • wheat: NATURAL SYMBOLS: Salt, clay dish of fresh soil, rocks, sheaves of wheat, acorns.
  • document: We presented our sheaves of documents to the ladies at the desk.
  • barley: The sheaves of barley refer to malting and the post horns to the town's coaching inns.
  • harvest: Thou shalt bring the ransomed with thee; They with songs shall come, All the golden sheaves of harvest Gathered Home.

Converse of object

  • bind: Two figures are shown stooking or placing the bound sheaves on end to dry.
  • have: Some of these were originally ship's spars and still had sheaves for the running rigging to pass through.
  • carry: He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
  • tie: Reaping and binding The reaping and binding machine cut the corn and tied the sheaves.
  • thrash: No longer do we hear the thud of the mill engine nor the hum of the high-speed drum as it thrashes the sheaves.
  • pile: Piled sheaves of corn, usualy twelve in number.

Adjective modifier

  • golden: Thou shalt bring the ransomed with thee; They with songs shall come, All the golden sheaves of harvest Gathered Home.
  • eccentric: The eccentric sheaves have also been fitted to the driving wheel axle.
  • top: Thus the Danleno is heaved tight to the top sheave of the gallows.
  • coherent: It happens when moduli of coherent sheaves over a K3 surface with a given Mukai vector coincide with this K3 surface.

Noun used with modifier

  • wheat: The wheat sheaves represent agriculture in the Boro, whilst the fish denotes the salmon found in the River Bann.
  • corn: A pile of corn sheaves, twelve together, six on each side with two hood sheaves on the top.
  • corner: The Dan wire is then heaved upon round the corner sheave until the anchor is brought inboard.
  • halyard: Originally the main halyard sheave was attached to the stainless steel ring at the top of the mast.

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