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reeving |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reeve \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
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