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sheaf
[ sheef ]
/ ʃif /
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noun, plural sheaves.
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers.
verb (used with object)
to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.
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Origin of sheaf
before 900; Middle English shefe (noun), Old English schēaf; cognate with Dutch schoof sheaf, German Schaub wisp of straw, Old Norse skauf tail of a fox
OTHER WORDS FROM sheaf
sheaflike, adjectiveWords nearby sheaf
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British Dictionary definitions for sheaf
sheaf
/ (ʃiːf) /
noun plural sheaves (ʃiːvz)
a bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds
a bundle of objects tied together
the arrows contained in a quiver
verb
(tr) to bind or tie into a sheaf
Word Origin for sheaf
Old English sceaf, related to Old High German skoub sheaf, Old Norse skauf tail, Gothic skuft tuft of hair
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