Sheaf definition
A sheaf of printouts.
Origin of sheaf
- Middle English sheef from Old English scēaf
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English sceaf, from Proto-Germanic. Akin to German Schaub, Old Norse skauf (“a fox's tail"). Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head"), German Schopf (“tuft"), Albanian çup (“without tail, maimed").
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