sheafSHEAF, n. plu. sheaves. [L. scopa, scopo.] 1. A quantity of the stalks of wheat, rye, oats or barley bound together; a bundle of stalks or straw. -The reaper fills his greedy hands, And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands. Dryden. 2. Any bundle or collection; as a sheaf of arrows. SHEAF, v.t. To collect and bind; to make sheaves. |