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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sheaf \Sheaf\, noun; pl. {Sheaves}. [OE. sheef, shef, schef, AS. sce['a]f; akin to D. schoof, OHG. scoub, G. schaub, Icel. skauf a fox's brush, and E. shove. See {Shove}.]
1. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
The reaper fills his greedy hands, And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands. --Dryden.
2. Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four.
The sheaf of arrows shook and rattled in the case. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sheaf
noun: a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing [syn: {bundle}] [also: {sheaves} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sheaves See {sheaf}
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