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sheaf
[sheef] 
noun, plural sheaves, verb –noun
| 1. | one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping. |
| 2. | any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME shefe (n.), OE schēaf; c. D schoof sheaf, G Schaub wisp of straw, ON skauf tail of a fox
bef. 900; ME shefe (n.), OE schēaf; c. D schoof sheaf, G Schaub wisp of straw, ON skauf tail of a fox
Related forms:
sheaflike, adjective
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| sheaf (shēf) n. pl. sheaves (shēvz)
To gather and bind into a bundle. [Middle English sheef, from Old English scēaf.] |
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Sheaf
Sheaf\, n. (Mech.) A sheave. [R.]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.Sheaf
Sheaf\, v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.Sheaf
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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Language Translation for : sheaf
Spanish:
haz, fajo, manojo,
German:
die Garbe,das Bündel,
Japanese:
束
sheaf
O.E. sceaf "sheaf of corn," from P.Gmc. *skaubaz (cf. M.Du. scoof, O.H.G. scoub, Ger. Schaub "sheaf;" O.N. skauf "fox's tail;" Goth. skuft "hair on the head," Ger. Schopf "tuft"). Also used in M.E. for "two dozen arrows."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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