| Sheave (sheave) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Sheave |
| [Akin to OD.
schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe,
Icel. sk***imacr]fa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. (?)(?)(?) a staff.
Cf. Shift, v., Shive.] |
A wheel
having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block,
mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley.
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| Sheave (sheave) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Sheave |
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To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to
collect.
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