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Definition of: sheaf
(shēf) noun plural sheaves (shēvz)
1. A quantity of the stalks of cut grain or the like, bound together; a bundle of straw.
2. Any collection of things, as papers, held together by a band or tie.
3. The quiverful of arrows carried by an archer, usually 24.
—v.t. To bind in a sheaf; sheave. [OE scēaf]
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