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sheave


verb (used with object), sheaved, sheav·ing.

  1. to gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves.

noun

  1. a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.
  2. a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.

verb

  1. (tr) to gather or bind into sheaves

noun

  1. a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley

v.“to gather up in sheaves,” 1570s; see sheaf. Related: Sheaved; sheaving. Earlier verb in this sense was simply sheaf (c.1500). n.“grooved wheel to receive a cord, pulley” (mid-14c.), also “slice of bread” (late 14c.), related to shive (n.).

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