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reeve

2  [reev]
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–verb (used with object), rove or reeved, ro⋅ven or reeved, reev⋅ing. Nautical.
1. to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like.
2. to fasten by placing through or around something.
3. to pass a rope through (the swallow of a block).
Origin:
1620–30; < D reven to reef; see reef 2
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reeve 
"steward," O.E. gerefa, of unknown origin and with no known cognates. An Anglo-Saxon official of high rank, having local jurisdiction under a king. Cf. sheriff.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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