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sheave

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Noun

  1. A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.
  2. A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.

Verb

  1. To gather and bind into a sheaf.

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