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Sheaves :: Sheaves (pl. ) of Shea.

Sheafy :: Sheafy (a.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a sheaf or sheaves; resembling a sheaf..

Thrave :: Thrave (n.) Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook..

Mow :: Mow (n.) A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn.

Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) A pulley block containing several sheaves.

Hayrack :: Hayrack (n.) A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging..

Shock :: Shock (n.) A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook..

Block :: Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles..

Shell :: Shell (n.) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.

Rack :: Rack (a.) A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot..

Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging..

Sheaf :: Sheaf (v. i.) To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves..

Log :: Log (n.) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.

Stool :: Stook (v. t.) To set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks..

Sheave :: Sheave (v.) 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..

Sheaf :: Sheaf (v. t.) To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat..

Pitchfork :: Pitchfork (n.) A fork, or farming utensil, used in pitching hay, sheaves of grain, or the like..

Sheaf :: Sheaf (n.) A sheave.

Sheaved :: Sheaved (a.) Made of straw.

Windrow :: Windrow (n.) Sheaves of grain set up in a row, one against another, that the wind may blow between them..

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