REEVE


Meaning of REEVE in English

v.tr. (past rove or reeved) Naut. 1 (usu. foll. by through) thread (a rope or rod etc.) through a ring or other aperture. 2 pass a rope through (a block etc.). 3 fasten (a rope or block) in this way.

[ prob. f. Du. reven REEF(2) ]

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