sheave

Pronunciation: /ʃiːv/

The English word “sheave” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.
A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.

verb

To gather and bind into a sheaf.

Etymology

From Middle English, from a Germanic base akin to German Scheibe, late Old Norse skífa (“slice”), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”). For more see shive.

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