Sheave
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃiːv/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sheave is a noun meaning A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.
Meaning
A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.
More Meanings
- A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.
- To gather and bind into a sheaf.
Example Sentences
From him did forty million serfs (...) receive Rich freeborn lifelong land, whereon to sheave Their country's harvest.
To an exceptional degree the duties on these inclines have been passed on from father to son; many a boy has begun his working life in oiling the sheaves and, after passing through every grade, has reached the age of retirement in the responsible position of brakesman.
Word Forms
- sheaves
- sheaving
- sheaved
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include showers, shiver, pulley, gear, nave, scape-wheel.
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