Definitions For Sheave

Etymology 1

Akin to German Scheibe, late Old Norse skífa, , slice. For more see shive.

Noun

SHEAVE (plural SHEAVEs) A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley. A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.

Translations

Dutch: katrolschijf, c French: réa, m German: Scheibe, f Irish: síobh, m Korean: 도르래 바퀴 (doreurae bakwi) Portuguese: roldana, f Russian: ро́лик, m, шкив, m Spanish: roldana, f

Etymology 2

See sheaf#etymology, sheaf.

Verb

sheav To gather and bind into a sheaf.

Translations

Maori: herepū {{qualifier, of wheat, barley, oats etc.}}

See also

{{pedialite, pulley}}

Anagrams

heaves, heveas, shavee