n. [ Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. skīfa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a staff. Cf. Shift, v., Shive. ] A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sheave hole,
v. t. [ See Sheaf of straw. ] To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. Ashmole. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Made of straw. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]