Thesaurus: sheaf

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1. n. A sheave.
2. n. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
3. n. 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. v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.
5. v. i. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
6. n. a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
7. A sheave. [R.] 1. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. The reaper fills his greedy hands, And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands. Dryden. 2. 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. The sheaf of arrows shook and rattled in the case. Dryden. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves. They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak.
8. A sheave. [R.]
9. n:100 n a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing