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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Reeve \Reeve\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Rove} (r?v); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reeving}.] [Cf. D. reven. See {Reef}, noun & verb (used with an object)] (Naut.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
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