sheave
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)
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