'Sheave' definitions:
Definition of 'Sheave'
From: GCIDE
- Sheave \Sheave\, n. [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. sk[imac]fa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. ??? a staff. Cf. Shift, v., Shive.] A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. [1913 Webster]
- Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sheave'
From: GCIDE
- Sheave \Sheave\, v. t. [See Sheaf of straw.] To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. --Ashmole. [1913 Webster]