sheave
/ʃiːv/
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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