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Pronunciation : Sheave
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. skifa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. Shift, v., Shive.]
Definition : Defn: A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sheave
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Sheaf of straw.]
Definition : Defn: To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. Ashmole.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913