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sheaf
/ʃiːf/
noun
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
Any collection of things bound together; a bundle.
"a sheaf of paper"
A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.
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verb
To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves
"to sheaf wheat"
To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
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