01 n. A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley.
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A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley.
Phrases & compounds
Sheave hole —
a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.