sheave
12 points
English
6 letters
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Definitions
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. Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. Ashmole.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.