n. (Mech.) A sheave. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The reaper fills his greedy hands,
And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The sheaf of arrows shook and rattled in the case. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves;
v. i. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves. [ 1913 Webster ]
They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, a sheaf or sheaves; resembling a sheaf. [ 1913 Webster ]