Sheaf

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1. Noun

A sheave.

2. Noun

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

3. Noun

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.

4. Verb

To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

5. Verb

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