What does "reeve" mean?
Reeve: The female of the ruff.
Additional senses
- 2.To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
- 3.an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. Chaucer. Piers Plowman.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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