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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, sheaving sheav′·ing

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

Etymology: < sheaf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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