REEVE
\ɹˈiːv], \ɹˈiːv], \ɹ_ˈiː_v]\
Definitions of REEVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The female of the ruff.
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To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
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an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; - used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.
By Oddity Software
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The female of the ruff.
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To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
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an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; - used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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The female of the ruff, or sandpiper.
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Nautically, to pass the end of (a rope) through a hole, block, or ring.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A steward or other officer (now used only in composition, as in SHERIFF).
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To pass the end of a rope through any hole, as the channel of a block:-pa.t. and pa.p. reeved, also rove (naut.).
By Daniel Lyons
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] A steward; —a peace officer; a magistrate; head bailiff.
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