Sheaf (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural sheaves.
  1. one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
  2. any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers.
verb (used with object)
  1. to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.
noun plural sheaves (ʃiːvz)
  1. a bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds
  2. a bundle of objects tied together
  3. the arrows contained in a quiver
verb
  1. to bind or tie into a sheaf
Sheaf (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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