REEVE


Meaning of REEVE in English

noun the female of the ruff.

2. reeve ·vt to pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.

3. reeve ·noun an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor;

— used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, ·etc.

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