sheaf

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1. 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. 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.
3. 3.To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.
4. 4.To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves. They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is to gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat called?
• What is to collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves. They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak called?