reeve
noun
an administrative officer of a town or district.
had reeved
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past perfectof reeve.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had reeved anew nearly all the running rigging of the ship, getting rid of useless blocks, putting single blocks for double wherever he could, using pendent blocks, and adjusting the purchases scientifically.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
While all this was going on a deckhand had reeved a block and tackle through the end of the cargo gaff and passed it to the winch.
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Gordon Grant
