'Sheave hole' definitions:

Definition of 'Sheave hole'

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]