SHEAF

noun a sheave.

2. sheaf ·vi to collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.

3. sheaf ·vt to gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

4. sheaf ·noun a quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

5. sheaf ·noun any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, — usually twenty-four.