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sheave 1

 (shēv)
tr.v. sheaved, sheav·ing, sheaves
To collect and bind into a sheaf.
[From sheaf.]

sheave 2

 (shēv, shĭv)
n.
A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a pulley.
[Middle English sheve; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
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