Sheaf — Defs

01 n. A sheave.

02 n. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

pl. Sheaves ((#))

1.
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
“The reaper fills his greedy hands, And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands.” — Dryden.
2.
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.
“The sheaf of arrows shook and rattled in the case.” — Dryden.

03 v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

04 v. i. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.

1.
To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
“They that reap must sheaf and bind.” — Shak.