Sheave: meaning, definitions and examples

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sheave

[ ʃiːv ]

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agricultural

A sheaf of grain or other harvested crop

Synonyms

bundle, shock, stack

Examples of usage

The farmer gathered the sheaves of wheat and stacked them in the barn
Each sheave contained a specific amount of grain
The workers loaded the sheaves onto the truck for transport

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agricultural

To gather and bind into a sheaf

Synonyms

bind, bundle, gather

Examples of usage

The workers sheaved the wheat in the field
Sheaving the crops is an important step in the harvesting process

Translations

Translations of the word "sheave" in other languages:

🇵🇹 roldana

🇮🇳 चरखी

🇩🇪 Seilrolle

🇮🇩 katrol

🇺🇦 шків

🇵🇱 krążek linowy

🇯🇵 滑車 (かっしゃ)

🇫🇷 poulie

🇪🇸 polea

🇹🇷 makara

🇰🇷 도르래

🇸🇦 بكرة

🇨🇿 kladka

🇸🇰 kladka

🇨🇳 滑轮 (huálún)

🇸🇮 škripec

🇮🇸 trissa

🇰🇿 шкив

🇬🇪 ჭოჭინა

🇦🇿 makara

🇲🇽 polea

Word origin

The word 'sheave' originated from Old English 'sceaf', meaning a bundle of straw or grain. It has been used in agricultural contexts for centuries to refer to a bundle of harvested crops. The verb form 'to sheave' also has a long history in farming practices, describing the action of gathering and binding crops into sheaves for storage or transportation.