GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Sheave (?), n. [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. skīfa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr.  a staff.  Cf. Shift, v., Shive.] 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.
   
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   Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
   
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   Sheave, v. t. [See Sheaf of straw.] To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect.  Ashmole.
   
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