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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Sheave

· IPA /ʃiːv/
01 n. 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.
  1. 1.
    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.
Phrases & compounds
Sheave hole — a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
02 v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect.
  1. 1.
    To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect.