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Meaning of 'sheaf' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sheaf [ n.]
- A sheave.
- A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
- Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four.
2 . Sheaf [ v. i.]
- To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
3 . Sheaf [ v. t.]
- To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

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