2 entries under this word

Sheave

Shēave, n.

noun

n. [O. D. schijve, orb, disk, wheel, N. D. schijf, L. Ger. schiwe, H. Ger. scheibe. Cf. SHIVE.] A wheel in a block, rail, mast, yard, &c., on which a rope works; the wheel of a pulley.

Shēave, v. t.

verbtransitive

[See SHEAF.] To bring together; to collect. [Obs.] Ashmole.