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Meaning of sheaf

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sheaf

Pronunciation:/ʃiːf/

noun

Definitions

  1. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

  2. Any collection of things bound together; a bundle.

    Example: a sheaf of paper

  3. A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.

  4. A quantity of arrows, usually twenty-four.

verb

Definitions

  1. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves

    Example: to sheaf wheat

  2. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.