About The Word Sheaf
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Sheaf
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What's The Definition Of Sheaf?
[n] a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sheaf: bundle Related Terms | Find terms related to Sheaf: See Also | bale | faggot | fagot | pack | package | parcel Sheaf In Webster's Dictionary \Sheaf\, n. (Mech.)
A sheave. [R.]
\Sheaf\, n.; pl. {Sheaves}. [OE. sheef, shef, schef, AS. sce['a]f; akin to D. schoof, OHG. scoub, G. schaub, Icel. skauf a fox's brush, and E. shove. See {Shove}.] 1. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. The reaper fills his greedy hands, And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands. --Dryden. 2. 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. The sheaf of arrows shook and rattled in the case. --Dryden. \Sheaf\, v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat. \Sheaf\, v. i. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves. They that reap must sheaf and bind. --Shak. |
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