Sheaf

[ʃiːf] or [ʃif]

Definition

(n.) A sheave.

(n.) A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

(n.) Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four.

(v. t.) To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

(v. i.) To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.

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Definition

n. a quantity of things esp. the stalks of grain put together and bound: a bundle of arrows usually 24 in number: any bundle or collection:—pl. Sheaves (shēvz).—v.t. to bind in sheaves.—v.i. to make sheaves.—adj. Sheaf′y.

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