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Sheaf



noun — Plural: Sheaves
1.
(a bundle of stalks of corn, etc, tied together after reaping, a bundle of arrows or papers, a collection as of papers bound in a bundle) sheaf ofwheat កណ្ដាប់ (ស្រូវ ។ល។)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Sheaves
1.
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
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.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
1.
A sheave