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sheaves |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sheaf \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.
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