verb (used with object), sheaved, sheav·ing.
- to gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves.
noun
- a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.
- a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.
verb
- (tr) to gather or bind into sheaves
noun
- 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.).