About The Word Reeve
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Reeve
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What's The Definition Of Reeve?
[n] female ruff
[v] fasten by passing through a hole or around something [v] pass through a hole or opening, as of a rope [v] pass a rope through, as of an opening Synonyms | Synonyms for Reeve: Related Terms | Find terms related to Reeve: See Also | pass through | pass through | Philomachus pugnax | ruff Reeve In Webster's Dictionary \Reeve\ (r?v), n. (Zo["o]l.)
The female of the ruff.
\Reeve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rove} (r?v); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reeving}.] [Cf. D. reven. See {Reef}, n. & v. t.] (Naut.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like. \Reeve\, n. [OE. reve, AS. ger?fa. Cf. {Sheriff}.] an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman. |
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