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Raresheaf
The correct spelling is sheaf.
How to pronounce sheaf
/ʃiːf/
nounIPA: /ʃiːf/
Say it like: Shee-f
The correct spelling is sheaf. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. For example: "a sheaf of paper"
Usage Examples
“a sheaf of paper”
“to sheaf wheat”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
- 2.Any collection of things bound together; a bundle.
- 3.A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.
- 4.A quantity of arrows, usually twenty-four.
- 5.A sheave.
verb
- 1.To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves
- 2.To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
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